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Lennard Bickel
First published in 1988, Triumph over Darkness is a stirring story of determination and tenacity in the face of adversity. Lennard Bickel researched this story in Paris and in the…
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Emma Bassier
Get to know the life and legacy of Louis Braille.
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Louis Braille
Texte by Louis Braille, the french inventor of a method for use by the blind.The 1839 brochure, which was preceded 10-year before by a first version in braille language printed…
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Nielrow,Louis Braille
Reedition de la brochure publiee en 1839 par Louis Braille et qui represente la derniere main qu'il a portee sur son systeme d'ecriture pour les aveugles, lequel allait tres vite…
Margaret Frith,Who HQ
Examines the life and times of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who developed the system of raised dots by which blind people read and write.
Margaret Frith
Dissected Lives
Identify the accomplishments of Louis Braille, who invented the Braille system that the blind use today. Read about his childhood, education and how he came to develop the Braille. Also…
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David A. Adler
As a child, Louis Braille lost his sight in a tragic accident - but he was determined not to let that limit him.
Richard Sloane
This story, the fifth in the Back to …. Series, takes us with Philippe, the blind French boy, and his sister, Sophie, back to early 19th century France. They are…
Etta Degering
Blind Since Childhood, Braille Developed His System To Help The Blind Read In His Teens, Gained Its Acceptance And Taught The Blind.
Russell Freedman
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind…
Jen Bryant,Jen Bryant
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.
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Julie Lorang
Decouvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Louis Braille en moins d'une heure ! Louis Braille a vecu dans la premiere moitie du XIXe siecle. Aveugle des l'enfance a…
Margaret Davidson
Blinded at the age of 3, Louis Braille developed a superb memory that enabled him to do well in school. But that wasn’t enough–Louis wanted to read. Finding the alphabet…
Zina Weygand
A history of perceptions of the blind and of their integration or lack thereof in French society, this book introduces us to a host of fictional and real individuals and…
? l’?ge de 12 ans, Louis Braille, aveugle depuis sa petite enfance, ?tait d?j? d?termin? ? trouver le moyen qui permettrait ? toutes les personnes handicap?es comme lui, de lire…
Sans Auteur
WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in…
