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Clarion Books, 1999-20-09

Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Russell Freedman, Author

Kate Kiesler, Illustrator

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9780395968888

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"This biography. . . tells the familiar, moving story of the determination of Louis Braille, who did more than anyone is history to bring blind people into the mainstream of life . . . Rigidly rendered b&w illustrations make the setting of the story real; useful diagrams of Braille's alphabet and the slate and stylus used to write are included . . . "--"Kirkus Reviews."
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Through hardship and invention, Braille transformed not just his future but the lives of others. A moving story of ingenuity, empathy, and lasting impact.

Keywords and Themes: Achievement • Biography & Autobiography • Boys & Men • Determination • Disability • Empathy • Europe • Health & Daily Living • Historical • History • Ingenuity • Innovation • Inspiration • Juvenile Nonfiction • Middle East • Modern • Perseverance • Physical Impairments • Places • Safety • School & Education • Service • Transformation

Readability • 6.7

Age Range • 10-12

Pages • 81

Subjects • Blind • Teachers • France • Blind teachers • Braille • Braille • Louis • People with disabilities

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical • Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Physical Impairments • Juvenile Nonfiction | Disability • Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Europe • Juvenile Nonfiction | Boys & Men • Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe • Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Safety • Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Middle East • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Modern

A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.

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