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A review by zabcia
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert
5.0
90%
I never would have expected a graphic novel to so elegantly capture how it is to teach/learn language to the deaf-blind, and I am so pleased to be shown otherwise! The depiction of Helen Keller's point-of-view through vague shapes and colours was an absolutely brilliant idea, and really helped drive the point home of how incredibly monumental a task it must have been to get the concept of language across to a child without our two most prominent senses.
I especially appreciated that her teacher, Annie Sullivan, was treated of equal importance in this book; I remember learning about Helen Keller in elementary school, but Miss Sullivan's role was severely downplayed (actually, I'm not sure I knew about her existence at all before this book).
I only wish this book was longer! It sparked a curiosity in me to learn more about Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller in her adult life, but learning via graphic novels is just so much more interesting and fun. Oh, and I suppose I also wish there was a table in the back for the sign language alphabet, since it was shown in the book quite a bit. Other than that, a superb learning experience!
I never would have expected a graphic novel to so elegantly capture how it is to teach/learn language to the deaf-blind, and I am so pleased to be shown otherwise! The depiction of Helen Keller's point-of-view through vague shapes and colours was an absolutely brilliant idea, and really helped drive the point home of how incredibly monumental a task it must have been to get the concept of language across to a child without our two most prominent senses.
I especially appreciated that her teacher, Annie Sullivan, was treated of equal importance in this book; I remember learning about Helen Keller in elementary school, but Miss Sullivan's role was severely downplayed (actually, I'm not sure I knew about her existence at all before this book).
I only wish this book was longer! It sparked a curiosity in me to learn more about Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller in her adult life, but learning via graphic novels is just so much more interesting and fun. Oh, and I suppose I also wish there was a table in the back for the sign language alphabet, since it was shown in the book quite a bit. Other than that, a superb learning experience!