Helen Keller (Holiday House Reader: Level 2)
Grade 1-3-Adler has adapted the information in A Picture Book of Helen Keller (Holiday, 1990) into this offering for beginning readers. Youngsters will gain a sense of Keller's frustration as a child, her determination as a student, and her hard work for human rights as an adult. Wallner's softly colored line-and-watercolor illustrations fill in some of the details of Keller's life, especially during her childhood. The clear, large font and attractive, well-placed pictures help newly independent readers make their way through the chapters. A listing of important dates and a bibliography round out the presentation. However, Picture Book correctly lists 1924 as the date Keller began her work with the American Foundation for the Blind; this title lists the date as 1900. Nonetheless, it is an attractive and accessible introduction to this famous figure.Peg Glisson, Mendon Center Elementary School, Pittsford, NYCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.