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Louis Braille - The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind

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Based on 9 Ratings and 9 Reviews

Book Description
Scholastic Trade Paperback, copyright 1971 with 80 pgs. Black & white illustrations and braille alphabet to feel on back cover. Louis Braille was only twelve years old. And he was blind. He made up his mind somehow he was goint to invent and easy way for all blind people to read and write. It took Louis three years to work out his alphabet of raised dots.
Book Information
PublisherScholastic, Inc.
BindingPaperback (14 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages80
ISBN-10B001KWM9V0
Publication Date/1971
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About Margaret Davidson (Author) : Margaret Davidson is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Margaret Davidson include Nine True Dolphin Stories, Story of Thomas Alva Edison: The Wizard of Menlo Park... more
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About Janet Compere (Illustrator) : Janet Compere is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Janet Compere include I'm Growing and Louis Braille, The Boy Who Invented Books For The Blind (Scholastic Biography).
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