Louis Braille, the boy who invented books for the blind
Disabilities, Biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Louis Braille was blinded in an accident at the age of three in the early 1800s. His desire to learn earned him a place at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. Young Louis's excitement at being in the… school was dampened by the tedious method of using raised letters to read. Louis developed the dot alphabet now called braille. For grades 3-6
Title Details
Publisher
Scholastic
Copyright Date
1971
Book number
4888633
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Brian Conn
Duration
1 hours 14 minutes 39 seconds
Audio producer
NLS