Margaret Davidson (1) (1936–)

A short Scholastic Biography book about Helen Keller. 1880-1968.
This is a wonderful book about what Helen Keller accomplished in her life with the help of her "Teacher", Annie Sullivan. It begins with how she lost her sight and hearing because of the disease, scarlet fever.
Contents: A Strange Fever; The Dark Silence; The Stranger Comes; The Worst Fight of All; W-A-T-E-R; So Much to Learn; A Time to Move On; "I Am Not Dumb Now!"; College; and The Busy Years.
She learned to spell with the "finger alphabet" by making the shapes of the letters. Annie Sullivan told Helen's family it was how they spoke to the deaf. Helen was a quick learner.
Later she learned to speak and also read books using the braille system. She visited the World War ll injured to encourage them after being asked by President Franklin Roosevelt. Helen Keller became a writer and lectured.
The back of the book has the braille alphabet.… (more)