PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY
A Picture Book of Louis Braille
David A. Adler
List price £6.99
Product Details
- Format:
- Paperback (BC)
- ISBN:
- 9780823444571
- Published:
- 01 Jan 2020
- Publisher:
- Penguin
- Dimensions:
- 32 pages - 203 x 249 x 4mm
- Series:
- PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY
Categories:
The young Frenchman sought every opportunity to learn, and by the time he was a teenager, began experimenting with a new form of writing. Today, his system of raised dots is used by people with visual difficulties across the world.
Backmatter includes a timeline and author’s note, as well as a page of letters and numerals in braille printing.
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As a child, Louis Braille lost his sight in a tragic accident - but he was determined not to let that limit him.