TY - BOOK AU - Meltzer,Brad AU - Eliopoulos,Chris TI - I am Helen Keller T2 - Ordinary people change the world SN - 9780525428510 (hardback) AV - HV1624.K4 M45 2015 U1 - 362.4/1092B 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York, NY PB - Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) KW - Keller, Helen, KW - Deafblind women KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Deafblind people KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women KW - bisacsh KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Physical Impairments N1 - Title and description based on available researched data N2 - "We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. 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"-- ER -