num_pages: 34
description: An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braillea blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet. 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 alphabeta 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 Brailles inspiring story with a lively and accessible text filled with the sounds the smells and the touch of Louiss world. Boris Kulikovs inspired paintings help readers to understand what Louis lost and what he was determined to gain back through books. An authors note and additional resources at the end of the book complement the simple story and offer more information for parents and teachers.
language: English
title: Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers