[bksvol-discuss] This recently published biography was requested today
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- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:46:32 -0700 (PDT)
She Touched the World by Sally Hobart Alexander, Robert Alexander
· Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
· Pub. Date: February 18, 2008
· ISBN-13: 9780618852994
· Sales Rank: 458128
· Age Range : 9 to 11
· 96 pp
· Synopsis: When she was just two years old, Laura Bridgman lost
her sight, her hearing, and most of her senses of smell and
taste. At the time, no one believed a child with such severe
disabilities could be taught to communicate, much less lead a
full and productive life. But then a progressive doctor, who had
just opened the country's first school for the blind in Boston ,
took her in. Laura learned to communicate, read, and write—and
eventually even to teach. By the age of 12, she was world famous.
Audiences flocked to see her, and she was loved and admired by
children everywhere. This fascinating and moving biography shows
how Laura Bridgman paved the way for future generations of
children with disabilities, making possible important advances in
the way they would be educated. As a blind person with some
hearing loss, Sally Hobart Alexander lends a unique and intimate
perspective to this inspiring account. At last, the story of
Laura Bridgman can find its long-deserved place alongside those
of Louis Braille and Helen Keller.
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