Cover of Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Jen Bryant

Told in the first person, this picture-book biography describes Louis Braille as a blind child determined to read. After losing his sight at age five, he developed an alphabet that enabled him to read. The book presents this invention as one that changed the world. Mixed-media illustrations accompany the narrative, and the endpapers feature the Braille alphabet. References are included as well.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.

Book details

Themes
Disability · History · Inventions · Language And Communication
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
September 6, 2016
ISBN-13
9780449813379
Language
English