01950cam a2200361 i 4500 284810099 TxAuBib 20170213120000.0 150122s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015000613 9780525428510 0525428518 TxAuBib rda Meltzer, Brad. I am Helen Keller / Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] ℗2015. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier We can all be heroes. When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who would change her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan. With Miss Sullivan's help, Helen learned how to speak sign language and read Braille. Armed with the ability to express herself, Helen grew up to be come a social activist, leading the fight for people with disabilities and so many other causes. The story of Helen Keller, who learned to read and write despite being deaf and blind, and became an activist who fought for the rights of disabled people. 510 Lexile. 20170213. Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 Juvenile literature. Deafblind women United States Biography Juvenile literature. Deafblind people United States Biography Juvenile literature. Eliopoulos, Chris, illustrator.