The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life
by Helen Keller
Ages 10–14
Helen Keller's own account of growing up deaf and blind, and of the teacher, Anne Sullivan, who opened the world of language to her.
- Author
- Helen Keller
- Age
- Ages 10–14
- Type
- Autobiography, Classic
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Children's Classics (various)
- In India
- Available
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