Told in narrative form, complete with dialogue and illustrations, this is the biography of Louis Braille, who invented braille, and alphabet for people who are blind. It tells about his life as a very young boy and how he first became blind, his struggles, overcoming those struggles, and being determined to invent an efficient alphabet to make books for people who are blind and help them learn. Throughout his life, Louis did not give up and did not let anything get in the way of achieving his goal.
I think it's interesting how people can feel dots and understand what they mean. It was also interesting to read about how braille came about and how Louis did everything and anything he could to help people who are blind have materials to read. I think students might be interested in how braille was invented...after all...I often see students touching the classroom number signs outside their classrooms and "reading" the braille on the signs.
This seems like a very interesting book to read. I am not one to really ready about history very much; i prefer mysteries, yet i did like history in school. I had no idea that the Braille language was named after a person. This seem slike a book rite up my alley.
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