Her Life In Pictures (Helen Keller)

This book provides the reader with many fantastic pictures of Helen Keller, that may help the reader connect more personally with Helen Keller. Additionally, this book shared a lot of interesting information that is not comonly known about Helen Keller. For example, Helen stared in her own silent movie, highly opposed war and was a big political figure, and worked with soldiers who were blinded in the war. Helen traveled to six continents in her lifetime, and made a difference in the lives of thousands. Helen Keller's story was known all over the world before internet or TV were available. ( )

Gr 3-6-This photographic testimony to Keller's life is best-suited for piquing readers' interest about the remarkable woman. It chronicles her life through 72 thoughtfully chosen photographs and documents, each with brief captions that serve as a logical progression of her life from infancy through her 80s. While many of the biographies about her include photographs, Sullivan's selections and the chronological flow allow students to visualize the determination and perseverance that characterized Keller's life, and to appreciate the amazing scope of her accomplishments. The layout of the book is beautiful, with simbraille (a print representation of braille characters) used alongside each page number and caption heading. The author's focus is primarily on the work that Keller did as an adult, inspiring people around the world through her public speaking and political activism. While basic information about her childhood is included in the captions, this book does not go into detail about the remarkable transformation that Anne Sullivan wrought in the troubled and angry child. Students looking for a source that combines abundant photographs with a more detailed narrative can be directed to Leslie Garrett's Helen Keller: A Photographic Story of a Life (DK, 2004). Sullivan's end matter includes a list of several organizations that are carrying on Keller's work, and the incorporation of contact information for great-grandniece Keller Johnson Thompson, who currently serves as Ambassador for the American Foundation for the Blind, gives a satisfying feel of continuity.-Kim Dare, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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My 6.5yo daughter and I read this biography to fulfill one of the requirements for a Girl Scout "petal" about courage. We both enjoyed it a lot, and my daughter has read it again on her own at least twice since then.

This is a great child-appropriate biography of an incredible woman. The photos are beautiful and complement Sullivan's biography well. The story itself was, of course, inspiring. I found myself getting choked up a few times, like when Keller visits Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There were little surprises, too, like that Keller was close friends with Eleanor Roosevelt (the other biography we picked up from the library for the project) and that she and Annie Sullivan had a Vaudeville act. I think Keller's story is as much about the devotion of Annie Sullivan and the other women who shared Keller's life as it is about her own courage and determination. ( )

George Sullivan did an amazing job in capturing Helen Keller's life through the photographs he chose for this book. The pictures along with the text tell the story of Helen Keller and her triumphant life as a child through an adult. She accomplished the impossible and that was to learn to read, write, and sign while being both blind and deaf. With this book, children can take a walk in someone else's shoes and see the struggles and determination of someone willing to make the most out of life. ( )

This is a story about not giving up and overcoming diversity. With pictures, Sullivan gives his readers a rich understanding about Helen Keller and what she went through and also what she accomplished with the help of her friend and teacher Anne Sullivan. This is an outstanding book and once you pick it up, it is hard to put down. ( )