the beautiful, simplistic cover drew me into this book but what kept me fascinated as a teacher was how seamlessly this book lent itself to teaching first and third person writing. The author carefully wove in quotes from Helen's autobiography to capture the whole story of Helen's life. I have read Helen's autobiography as a kid and I was amazed at how much more I learned from this picture book. I knew that Helen's teacher Annie was credited for so much of her success but I didn't remember how devoted to Helen Annie was all throughout her life. I also never realized how outspoken Helen was on such politic issues and that people listened to her opinions of issues.
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