Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille
A biography of the 19th century Frenchman who developed Braille. The book spans Braille's life from childhood through his days at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth and into his final years, when the alphabet he invented was finally gaining acceptance.
A biography of the 19th century Frenchman who developed Braille. The book spans Braille's life from childhood through his days at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth and into his final years, when the alphabet he invented was finally gaining acceptance.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780395968888 (0395968887)
ASIN: 395968887
Publish date: September 20th 1999
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
Basic Life Story of Louis Braille - inventor of the Braille system for the blind. Braille was born in a small village in France in 1809 and blinded at 4 from an accident in his father's shop. He later went on to be a student at a school for the blind in Paris, which exposed him to the things neces...