| The Story of My Life Contributor(s): Keller, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605206881 ISBN-13: 9781605206882 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | People With Disabilities - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.25 lbs) 82 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Physically Challenged - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30507 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: *The Story of My Life* may be the most extraordinary autobiography ever written. Its author was only 22 when it was published, in 1903, but her life to that point had already been most uncommon: she had been rendered deaf, blind, and later mute by an illness at the age of 19 months, and only years later learned to read, speak, and understand others through the dedication of a teacher extraordinary in her own right. American author and activist HELEN ADAMS KELLER (1880-1968) became famous thanks to *The Story of My Life, * which was later adapted for stage and screen in various incarnations under the title *The Miracle Worker, * a reference to that special teacher, Annie Sullivan. Here, in her own words, is Keller's firsthand experience of the dawning of enlightenment on the severely isolated child she was, and her evolution into the educated and erudite young woman she became |