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Gr 2-5–In this lucid picture book, readers follow Annie Sullivan’s journey to teach young Helen Keller, at age seven, noted for her tantrums. Most know that Sullivan used the manual alphabet to fingerspell in the child’s hand, but what is breathtakingly shown here, through accurate, cross-hatched watercolor paintings; excerpts from Sullivan’s correspondence to her former teacher; and concise and poetic language, is the woman’s patience and belief in the intelligence of her student to grasp the concepts of language. The first epiphany was at the outdoor pump ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More