pickSix Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille was written by Jen Bryant. This book shares the story of Louis Braille and how he lost his sight and then invented an alphabet. His invention gave blind kids all over the world a new way to navigate the world. This book is so inspiring!
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I borrowed this for my unit on Helen Keller, but it came in a bit late. Oh well still a good read for young readers.
pickWell done picture book biography of Louis Braille. I was not familiar with his story and it is pretty amazing. All he wanted was to be able to read books!
My only complaint would be that the illustrations seem dated for a book published in 2016.
pick#UCFLae3414F17 Six Dots is a biography, written by Jen Bryant. It tells the story of Louis Braille a young boy who lost his sight, but not his yearning to read and write. The story explains how hard it was for Louis to read and how they had to redefine the Braille system many times before he perfected it. It is a great read that incorporates English, French, and Braille and will definitely inspire your students.
I would use ESOL strategies 6 & 12.
"We, the blind, are as indebted to Louis Braille as mankind is to Gutenberg."
~ Helen Keller
2017 winner of the Schneider Family Book award
Given to the books "that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience."
so-soCute introduction to the life of Louis Braille. However, I wish it had been another Bryant/Sweet collaboration. Nothing against Kulikov's illustrations but there is a lively magic to Melissa Sweet's creations that I missed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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