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Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille - Paperback

by Russell Freedman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Russell Freedman, Kate Kiesler (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1999-09-20Pages:81
Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780395968888ISBN-10:395968887UPC:9780395968888Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Health & Daily Living, DisabilitiesBook Topic:Historical, Physical ImpairmentsAward:2000 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 AwardSize:8.99 x 6.01 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCGWK15Y6X

A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780395968888ISBN-10:395968887UPC:9780395968888Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Health & Daily Living, DisabilitiesBook Topic:Historical, Physical ImpairmentsAward:2000 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 AwardSize:8.99 x 6.01 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCGWK15Y6X
Kiesler, Kate: -

Born in New Hampshire and raised in Vermont, Kate Kiesler began painting at an early age. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and now paints and illustrates full-time. Kate paints with oils, and her rich style has been highly praised. Kate Kiesler has illustrated numerous picture books, including The Great Frog Race and Other Poems. She lives in Frisco, Colorado.

Freedman, Russell: - Russell Freedman (1929-2018) received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography. He was the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lived in New York City and traveled widely to research his books.
Publisher: Clarion Books

Awards

🏆 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award

Contributor(s)

Russell Freedman, Kate Kiesler (Illustrator)

Author

Russell Freedman

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