Out of Darkness: Story of Louis Braille

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007820
ISBN
9780395968888
Grade 3-8
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Charlotte Mason
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Classical
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Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
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The amazing story of Louis Braille and his untiring determination to enable the blind to read and write. Blinded in a freak accident, Louis had an intelligent and curious mind. Though his memory was tremendous and learning came easily to him, he was frustrated by not being able to read or write. At ten, he was enrolled at the Royal Institute of the Blind. He did well there, but was still discouraged by the cumbersome system of reading via embossed letters. This story tells how it came to pass that Louis, by the tender age of fifteen (!), had invented the first workable form of Braille. Though his system would not be perfected until five years later, this young man's invention would effectively open up the world for the blind. A very readable biography.

Publisher's Description of Out of Darkness: Story of Louis Braille
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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Product Format:Softcover Book
Brand:Clarion
Author:Russell Freedman
Grades:3-8
ISBN:9780395968888
Length in Inches:8.9375
Width in Inches:6.0625
Height in Inches:0.3125
Weight in Pounds:0.5
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