About the I Am Helen Keller Young Reader Hardcover

The seventh addition to this New York Times-bestselling series shows kids that obstacles can create heroes. When Helen Keller was very young, she got a 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 Anne 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.