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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
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bookshelves: biography, boarding-school, changing-yourself-for-the-better, childrens-literature, creativity, dads-as-good-role-models, dual-language, imagination, intertextuality, key-stage-1, key-stage-2, france, overcoming-illness, picturebook, quest, reading-as-powerful, supporting-childrens-aspirations
Jul 10, 2021
bookshelves: biography, boarding-school, changing-yourself-for-the-better, childrens-literature, creativity, dads-as-good-role-models, dual-language, imagination, intertextuality, key-stage-1, key-stage-2, france, overcoming-illness, picturebook, quest, reading-as-powerful, supporting-childrens-aspirations
Although I suspect that books on Louis Braille are numerous in the field of literature for children, I am not sure any tell the story quite so beautifully as this from Bryant (well known for her biographies) and Kulikov.
Told in first person, we are provided with a sweeping overview of Louis' life from birth until the completion of his invention: an incredible accomplishment considering Louis created it when he was still a teenager! Rather than focus on the hurdles that lay before him because of his blindness, the book chooses to celebrate Louis' creativity and determination to succeed at all odds and this makes for a far more engaging and uplifting story.
Kulikov's illustrations are an utter delight; especially his visualisation of blindness and the addition of pictorial braille throughout. Yes, 'raised' braille would have been the icing on the cake.
Told in first person, we are provided with a sweeping overview of Louis' life from birth until the completion of his invention: an incredible accomplishment considering Louis created it when he was still a teenager! Rather than focus on the hurdles that lay before him because of his blindness, the book chooses to celebrate Louis' creativity and determination to succeed at all odds and this makes for a far more engaging and uplifting story.
Kulikov's illustrations are an utter delight; especially his visualisation of blindness and the addition of pictorial braille throughout. Yes, 'raised' braille would have been the icing on the cake.
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biography
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boarding-school
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childrens-literature
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creativity
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dads-as-good-role-models
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dual-language
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imagination
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intertextuality
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key-stage-1
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key-stage-2
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france
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overcoming-illness
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picturebook
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quest
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reading-as-powerful
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supporting-childrens-aspirations
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