Helen's Big World
the life of helen keller
$28.59
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2017
Summary
Helen’s Big World: A Picture Book Biography
This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world’s most influential luminaries. With her signature style, weaving engrossing prose with stirring quotations from Helen Keller herself, Doreen Rappaport brings a poignant narrative to life. Acclaimed illustrator Matt Tavares beautifully captures the dynamism and verve of Helen Keller’s life and legacy, making Helen’s B…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781484749609 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 148474960X |
| Series: | Big Words |
| Author: | Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares |
| Publisher: | Hyperion |
| Imprint: | Hyperion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 250mm x 6mm |
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Critics Review
“Stirring and awe-inspiring.” - The Horn Book, starred review
“Helen Keller’s transcendent leap across the barriers of her blindness and deafness continues to inspire.” - Kirkus ReviewsAbout The Author
Doreen Rappaport
Doreen Rappaport has written numerous award-winning books for children, including: Freedom Ship and The School Is Not White, both illustrated by Curtis James; Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., illustrated by Bryan Collier, a Caldecott Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Orbis Pictus Honor Book, and a Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winner; Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, CCBC Best Book of the Year, and an IRA Teacher’s Choice; Eleanor, Quiet No More, illustrated by Gary Kelly; and Jack’s Path of Courage, illustrated by Matt Tavares. She lives and writes in upstate New York.
Matt Tavares is the illustrator of several books, including ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Jack and the Beanstalk, written by E. Nesbit, Iron Hans: A Grimms’ Fairy Tale, retold by Stephen Mitchell, Lady Liberty: A Biography, and Jack’s Path of Courage, both written by Doreen Rappaport. His books have won several awards, including four Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, a Parents’ Choice Silver Honor, two Oppenheim Gold Seal Awards, and an International Reading Association Children’s Book Award. His illustrations have been exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, and at the Brandywine River Museum. Matt lives in Maine with his wife and two daughters.
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