Famous Friends: Helen Keller and Mark Twain: How They Met, Their Humble Beginnings and Amazing Achievements (Curious Fox Books) For Kids Ages 8-12 – The Historic Friendship Between Two American Icons

The true story of the historic friendship between Helen Keller and Mark Twain — for kids! Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist, and lecturer who lost her sight and hearing to illness at 19 months old Samuel Langhorne Clemens is best known by his pen name Mark Twain and was an American writer and humorist, the author of classics such as Adventure of Huckleberry Finn Learn about their friendship and how they each influenced the literature, culture, and history of the United States Historical photos, a timeline of their lives and their bond, chapter notes, a glossary, and more For kids ages 8-12 to learn all about the unlikely friendship between two American legends An engaging narrative non-fiction book for young learners, Famous Friends: Helen Keller and Mark Twain is packed full of historical information about the friendship between these two influential American icons! Learn about their humble beginnings, how they became friends through shared grief, and how they made a deep mark on the literature, culture, and history of the United States. Also included are historical photos, a chronological timeline of their lives and friendship, chapter notes, a glossary, works consulted, and further reading recommendations to keep kids learning. Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist, and lecturer. Born in Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at 19 months old. She then communicated using hand signs — self-developed gestures created in order to communicate — until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College and Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Samuel Langhorne Clemens is best known by his pen name Mark Twain. He was an American writer, humorist, and journalist. He was praised as the “greatest humorist the United States has produced.” His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter of which has been called the Great American Novel. Their life stories may have been very different, but in some ways, Mark Twain and Helen Keller were more alike than not. Twain and Keller both told stories in their own special ways. Keller’s tales were about overcoming the limitations she was dealt and Twain’s stories contained messages and morals about society. The perfect gift for book lovers and aspiring writers, kids ages 8 to 12 will be fascinated reading about these American literary and activist icons and the friendship they shared, inside Famous Friends: Helen Keller and Mark Twain!