She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer - Hardcover

Alexander, Sally Hobart; Alexander, Robert

 
9780618852994: She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0618852999 ISBN 13: 9780618852994
Verlag: Clarion Books, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

When Sally Hobart Alexander was 24 years old, she first noticed a black line flit across her field of vision--the first sign of a retinal problem that left her completely blind. She rose to the challenge of her new life, learning Braille and the life skills to adapt to her blindness and began teaching those same skills to other blind people. Now she gives speeches, leads writing workshops for children, and writes books for children and adults, including She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer, a biography for young readers, and two autobiographical books. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


Robert Alexander co-wrote She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer and is also the author of several bestselling novels for adults. Born and raised in Chicago, he currently lives in Minneapolis. Visit him online at www.robertalexanderbooks.com

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Verlag
Clarion Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0618852999
ISBN 13 
9780618852994
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
112
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