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Age Range
9 - 11
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1972-01-01
Page Count
160
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
4th - 6th
ISBN
9780590022248
Lexile
590
Themes
history

Helen Keller's Teacher

Written by Margaret Davidson

The true story of the dedicated woman, Anne Sullivan Macy (April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936), originally from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, who became Helen Keller's inspirational teacher and lifelong friend.

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Age Range
9 - 11
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1972-01-01
Page Count
160
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
4th - 6th
ISBN
9780590022248
Lexile
590
Themes
history
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