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BiographyPicture bookLevel 4Ages 3–5

Helen Keller: Words in Her Hands

English · 21 pages · 722 words · 6 min read

A story-led illustrated biography for ages 3–5 about Helen Keller’s own signs, Martha Washington’s understanding, her partnership with Anne Sullivan, the water-pump discovery, and a Washington speech asking for more opportunities for blind people to read and work.

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  1. Illustration from page 2 of Helen Keller: Words in Her Hands

    When Helen Keller was very small, she became sick. The fever passed, but afterward she could not see or hear. Helen was deafblind. Her family cared for her at their home in Alabama. Before the illness, she had begun to say a few words.

  2. Illustration from page 3 of Helen Keller: Words in Her Hands

    Helen learned about the world in other ways. In the garden, she followed the smell of flowers. She reached out to feel the things around her. Her hands helped her explore.

  3. Illustration from page 4 of Helen Keller: Words in Her Hands

    Helen used her hands to tell people what she wanted, too. She made up signs: a nod meant yes, and a pull meant come. To ask for bread, she acted out cutting a slice and spreading butter.

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