Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille
About this ebook
How did a young boy, blinded in a childhood accident, change the world for millions?
- Inventor Biography: Follow Louis Braille from a tragic childhood accident in his father’s workshop to his years at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris.
- A Revolutionary System: Learn how Louis developed his ingenious alphabet of raised dots, experimenting tirelessly at night while his classmates slept.
- History for Kids: Step into 19th-century France and see how one boy’s determination challenged the way people thought about blindness.
- Perseverance Against Odds: Uncover the story of how Braille’s incredible invention was first rejected and even banned before it was finally accepted, opening up the world of reading to millions.
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Russell Freedman (1929-2018) received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography. He was the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lived in New York City and traveled widely to research his books.
Born in New Hampshire and raised in Vermont, Kate Kiesler began painting at an early age. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and now paints and illustrates full-time. Kate paints with oils, and her rich style has been highly praised. Kate Kiesler has illustrated numerous picture books, including The Great Frog Race and Other Poems. She lives in Frisco, Colorado.
