Louis Braille, The Boy Who Invented Books For The Blind (Scholastic Biography) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Janet Compere (Illustrator)

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Product Description

The poignant story of the man who developed the Braille system of printing for the blind.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059044350X
• ISBN-13: 978-0590443500
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #179,502 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Homework I've Ever Read, March 23, 2004

A Kid's Review

I thought it was a good book. I like the way Maragret Davidson listed a bunch of things that Louis couldn't see when he was five. She included lots of detail. It made me think a lot differently about blind people. It was interesting because I've never read a book about blind people before. Louis was very brave. He really wanted a way for blind people to be able to read and never gave-up.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Review by 3 Fifth Graders (BA, ZZ, YCG), January 23, 2003

By A Customer

We 3 Fifth Graders, read a book about Louis Braille, by Margaret Davidson. This book is about a boy named Louis Braille. He was the boy who invented books for the blind. Louis lived in Coupvray,in France. He is blind. He became blind by playing with his father's awl. The awl slid right into Louis' eye and it got injured and it got infected. One day, a new priest came to a church on the hillside. The priest was named Father Jacques Palluy. Father Palluy knew that Louis was blind so, he sent Louis to a new school for blind children in Paris. He liked every school subjects there.One day, a Captain called Charles Barbier came to Louis' school. Captain Barbier taught Louis about nightwriting. Nightwriting are raised dots that stands for sounds. Louis invented his own alphabet dots and he spread the news by making books. When Louis died, everyone started to call his dots Braille. Will Louis' popularty ever be extraordinary? Why did some people dislike his invention at first? Will the Braille be used forever?

Our opinion about this book is that this is an outstanding book because Louis made up a way for blind people to read. Why would Louis want to make books for blind people? We gave this book 5 star because we think it is a fantastic book. This book can teach blind people how to read and write. People that are not blind can also learn Braille.The back of the book also has braille dots so, we can practice. We even learned how to spell our names in Braille. We think that Louis' idea was excellent.

We should recommend this book to 4,5,and 6 graders because it teaches a lesson about not playing with sharp tools, and it also teaches you how to read the Braille alphabet. Another lesson we learned is that if you want to get something done you have to do it yourself. If you want to learn more about Louis Braille, try reading: Louis Braille: the Boy who Invented Books for the Blind.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is an important book, February 26, 2006

A Kid's Review

I choose this book because I wanted to learn about Louis Braille. When he was 5 years old, he lost his sight in an accident. When he was 12 years old, he decided to develop a better system for blind people to read. It took him 3 years to come up with the dot system. It allowed blind people to read just as fast as sighted people. There were people who did not think it would work and made it hard for him, but he kept trying. I liked this book because it showed how important it is to keep trying and how even when bad things happen you can try to make it better. This book is good for kids in the 5th or 6th grade. I would definitely recommend this book. I think you can learn a lot about how one person with an idea can make a difference for so many people.