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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Contributor(s): Bryant, Jen (Author), Kulikov, Boris (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0449813371     ISBN-13: 9780449813379
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015007824
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 590(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.6" W x 11" L (0.90 lbs) 40 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Schneider Family Book Award, Winner, Children's, 2017
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2016 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 06/01/2016 pg. 100
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2016
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 172
Shelf Awareness 09/23/2016
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2016 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 184298
Reading Level: 3.3   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
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. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read.

Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him.

And so he invented his own alphabet--a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.

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. Boris Kulikov's inspired paintings help readers to understand what Louis lost, and what he was determined to gain back through books.

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.

Praise for Six Dots:
An inspiring look at a child inventor whose drive and intelligence changed to world--for the blind and sighted alike.--Kirkus Reviews

Even in a crowded field, Bryant's tightly focused work, cast in the fictionalized voice of Braille himself, is particularly distinguished.--Bulletin, starred review

This picture book biography strikes a perfect balance between the seriousness of Braille's life and the exuberance he projected out into the world. -- School Library Journal, starred review

 
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