Books like Six Dots by Jen Bryant


Louis Braille, who became blind at the age of five, was determined to read like everyone else. While attending the school for the blind in Paris, he found no books for his situation, leading him to invent a new alphabet that could be read by touch. His inventionβ€”now known as the Braille systemβ€”remains a foundational tool for the blind community worldwide.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Jen Bryant
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