Helen Keller - From Tragedy to Truimph by Katharine E. Wilke
A biography, focusing on the childhood years, of the blind and deaf woman who overcame her handicaps with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan
 
When Helen Keller was two years old in 1882, she fell ill and was struck blind, deaf, and mute. But against the odds and with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, she learned to communicate extraordinarily well. Helen went on to have a huge impact on the world, graduating from college in 1904 and later helping to found the ACLU.
 
Childhood of Famous Americans is one of the most popular series ever published for young Americans. The classics comprising this series have been praised by parents, teachers, and librarians. These lively and inspiring biographies are easily read by children of eight and up. In the end, today’s youngster is swept right into history.