A Girl Named Helen Keller (Scholastic Reader Level 3)

This is a great biography for young readers. This transitional chapter book helps readers to see the life of Helen Keller. I love how the illustrations in this story are descriptive. For example, Helen’s eyes throughout the story demonstrate what her eyes would have looked like in real-life.

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Because she was blind, her eyes looked slightly different and I think that the illustrations gave the reader a nice visual of her. I also like how all of the information that was provided about Helen’s life is interesting, and important information. There is no extra “fluff” that would bore a younger child. Overall this pushes readers to realize that hard work pays off. It is a good book that will give young readers a positive role model to look up to.

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I liked this book A Girl Named Helen Keller by Margo Lundell. This book offered a simple and condensed biography of Helen Keller. One reason I liked this book is because it was short and to the point, it gave me the ability to learn about someone I knew little about. This book was compressed to

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only include key details and doesn't indulge in unnecessary facts. “Helen lived. But she was not the same after her illness. Helen was deaf and blind, but she was bright too. She copied everyone.” I also liked the end of this book, it had the hand sign alphabet printed on one page. This was fun to try even though I failed miserably. It made me connect with those who need to do this every day. I couldn't imagine the speed and knowledge needed to hold a conversation. The big idea for this book is to inform. This story informed me about the trials faced in the life of Helen Keller as she grew up deaf and blind.

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The story of Helen Keller, a blind and deaf child of great courage.