Beverley Birch
Louis Braille
Hardcover
(Exley Publications Ltd May 31, 1990)
"Louis Braille" is another book in the "People Who have Helped the World" series. This series, which covers the lives of leading humanitarians, peacemakers and conservationists is aimed at young people between the ages of 11 and 14. The books are designed to give children greater awareness and knowledge of the people who have made a major contribution to the world around them. "Louis Braille" is a lively and concise biography of the thirteen-year-old blind boy who invented Braille, the simple system of raised dots, which has enabled millions of blind people all over the world to read. Braille is now the international alphabet of the blind and this book follows the determination and belief behind the person who invented it.
- Series
- People Who Have Helped the World
- ISBN
- 1850151393 / 9781850151395
- Pages
- 64
- Weight
- 10.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.3 x 5.9 in.
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