Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind
- ISBN-10
- 0812498224
- ISBN-13
- 9780812498226
- Series
- Louis Braille
- Category
- Blind
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-06-01
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning
- Authors
- Margaret Davidson, Mike Dooling
Description
Blinded at the age of 3, Louis Braille developed a superb memory that enabled him to do well in school. But that wasn't enough--Louis wanted to read. Finding the alphabet impractical, he invented the raised dot alphabet, Braille, now used throughout the world.
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