137: Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

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137: Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
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Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything...

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Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him.
And so he invented his own alphabet—a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.
Award-winning writer Jen Bryant tells Braille’s inspiring story with a lively and accessible text, filled with the sounds, the smells, and the touch of Louis’s world. Boris Kulikov’s inspired paintings help readers to understand what Louis lost, and what he was determined to gain back through books.

Book: Written by Jen Bryant & Illustrated by Boris Kulikov

ISBN: 9780449813379

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Publication date: 09/06/2016

Read by: Erin Yeschin

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