![]() ![]() An author&’s note and additional resources at the end of the book complement the simple story and offer more information for parents and teachers. Boris Kulikov&’s inspired paintings help readers to understand what Louis lost, and what he was determined to gain back through books. Award-winning writer Jen Bryant tells Braille&’s inspiring story with a lively and accessible text, filled with the sounds, the smells, and the touch of Louis&’s world. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today. ![]() And so he invented his own alphabet-a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. ![]() He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille-a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. ![]()
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