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An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.

**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!**
 
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 b

Six Dots A Story of Young Louis Braille

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An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of... Read more

    Publisher: Random House USA Inc
    Publication Date: 9/6/2016 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780449813379, 978-0449813379
    ISBN10: 0449813371

    Number of Pages: 40

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

    Description

    An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.

    **Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!**
     
    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 b

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