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This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world´s most influential luminaries. With her signature style, weaving engrossing prose with stirring quotations from Helen Keller herself, Doreen Rappaport brings a poignant narrative to life. Acclaimed illustrator Matt Tavares beautifully captures the dynamism and verve of Helen Keller´s life and legacy, making Helen´s Big World an unforgettable portrait of a woman whose vision for innovation and progress changed America-and the world-forever. Praise for Helen´s Big World : "Stirring and awe-inspiring."
- The Horn Book , starred review
"Helen Keller´s transcendent leap across the barriers of her blindness and deafness continues to inspire." - Kirkus Reviews

"While there are many books available about Helen Keller for this age group, this title offers a unique and beautiful perspective on her life."
- School Library Journal , starred review Praise for the Big Words series: Martin´s Big Words
- 2002 Caldecott Honor Book
- 2002 Coretta Scott King Honor Book
- Child Magazine Best Book of 2001
- New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children´s Book of 2001

"A stunning, reverent tribute."
- School Library Journal , starred review

Abe´s Honest Words
"Exceptional art, along with Rappaport´s and Lincoln´s words, makes this a fine celebration of a man who needs little introduction."
- Booklist , starred review
Jack´s Path of Courage "An evenhanded, graphically stirring biography." - Publishers Weekly Eleanor, Quiet No More
"Once again Rappaport celebrates a noble, heroic life in powerful, succinct prose, with prominent, well-chosen, and judiciously placed quotes that both instruct and inspire...Celebrate women in history and in politics with this picture-book life . "
- School Library Journal , starred review

To Dare Mighty Things
"[T]his lavish picture-book biography deftly captures the legendary man´s bold, exuberant nature. . . . A truly inspiring tribute to a seemingly larger-than-life U.S. president."
- Kirkus Reviews , starred review

"Theodore Roosevelt´s big ideas and big personality come together in this splendid picture-book biography."
- Booklist , starred review

"Concisely written and yet poetic, this is a first purchase for every library."
- School Library Journal , starred review

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"Stirring and awe-inspiring."- The Horn Book , starred review

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