Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle

Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle
Author: Holly M. Barry
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807531995

Many know the story of Helen Keller's journey to learn to communicate. And many have heard of Anne Sullivan, the brilliant teacher who helped Helen understand. But have you ever heard about Belle the dog? In this new picture book biography of Helen Keller's early life, readers are introduced to her beloved dog, Belle, who is with Helen every step of the way!

Who Was Helen Keller?

Who Was Helen Keller?
Author: Gare Thompson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2003-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1101640006

At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring illustrated biography is perfect for young middle-grade readers. Black-and-white line drawings throughout, sidebars on related topics such as Louis Braille, a timeline, and a bibliography enhance readers' understanding of the subject.

Helen Keller

Helen Keller
Author: Elizabeth MacLeod
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1554530008

A brief biography highlights some of the struggles and accomplishments in the life of Helen Keller.

Keller's Heart

Keller's Heart
Author: John Gray
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1640602135

This collection draws heavily from the core devotional strain in Miller’s poetry, offering what novelist Fenton Johnson described in his review of Iron Wheel as “the vision and experience of that place where dark merges seamlessly into light; the house and home of grace—unasked for and perhaps undeserved, but transformative all the same.” Framed by meditations on the beginnings and possible post-human ends of culture, the new poems reflect on the callings and limits of art in responding to desire, history, mortality, and injustice. Set in the American South, Wales, France, the Czech Republic, and Sudan, the poems address and invoke the divine.

A Girl Named Helen

A Girl Named Helen
Author: Bonnie Bader
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2018
Genre: Deafblind women
ISBN: 9781536448276

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller, including her activism for people with disabilities.

Helen Keller in Love

Helen Keller in Love
Author: Rosie Sultan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101580615

A captivating novel that explores the little-known romance of a beloved American icon Helen Keller has long been a towering figure in the pantheon of world heroines. Yet the enduring portrait of her in the popular imagination is The Miracle Worker, which ends when Helen is seven years old. Rosie Sultan’s debut novel imagines a part of Keller’s life she rarely spoke of or wrote about: the man she once loved. When Helen is in her thirties and Annie Sullivan is diagnosed with tuberculosis, a young man steps in as a private secretary. Peter Fagan opens a new world to Helen, and their sensual interactions—signing and lip-reading with hands and fingers—quickly set in motion a liberating, passionate, and clandestine affair. It’s not long before Helen’s secret is discovered and met with stern disapproval from her family and Annie. As pressure mounts, the lovers plot to elope, and Helen is caught between the expectations of the people who love her and her most intimate desires. Richly textured and deeply sympathetic, Sultan’s highly inventive telling of a story Keller herself would not tell is both a captivating romance and a rare glimpse into the mind and heart of an inspirational figure.

I'm a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog

I'm a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog
Author: Michal Babay
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2021-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807536466

A service dog and his human share a special bond. Chewie's nose always knows. That's why he's training to be a gluten-detection service dog for Alice. His job will be to keep Alice from getting sick. But Chewie gets distracted by bugs in the air and pizza on the sidewalk. He must find a way to focus and complete his training—because Alice needs him.

I Am Jax, Protector of the Ranch

I Am Jax, Protector of the Ranch
Author: Catherine Stier
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2020-04-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807516678

Spend a day in the life of a livestock guardian dog! Jax the Great Pyrenees has a big job. After the Texas sun goes down, it’s up to him and two other LGDs to protect their ranch from predators. But when the lead dog gets hurt, Jax and a young pup are the only ones left to protect the flock through the night. Told from the dog’s perspective, this story also includes back matter about the breed and role of the working dog.

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Little Dog

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Little Dog
Author: Maj Lindman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 37
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807594016

One rainy day, Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka find a crying dog on their doorstep. They bring him inside and take care of him. But the next morning, the girls find an ad in the paper for a lost dog. Their new friend belongs to someone else. Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka return the dog to his rightful owner, but he doesn't want to go home!

This Is a Sea Cow

This Is a Sea Cow
Author: Cassandra Federman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807578665

2021 Redbud Read-Aloud Book Award Masterlist Writing a school report on sea cows? You might ask this sea cow what SHE thinks! When an imaginative second-grader writes a school report about sea cows, the subject is not happy with her portrayal. Sea Cow—or Manatee, as she prefers to be called—comes to life on the pages of the report and decides to defend herself against unflattering comparisons to set the record straight with fascinating facts about manatees.