A Picture Book of Louis Braille - Rilegato

Adler, David A.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0823412911 ISBN 13: 9780823412914

Casa editrice: Holiday House, 1997

Riassunto

A visual biography of Louis Braille follows the life of a man, born sighted in Paris in 1809, who, after a debilitating accident with his father's tools, became blind and, in later years, created a code for the blind that is still used today worldwide.

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L'autore

David A. Adler is the author of many popular books for children, including biographies, math books, and Judaica. His strong interest in history and biography led to his bestselling Picture Book Biography series. He lives in New York State with his wife and family.

John Wallner has illustrated dozens of books for children, including David A. Adler's Honest Abe Lincoln: Easy-to-Read Stories about Abraham Lincoln, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Alexandra Wallner has written and illustrated many biographies for children about remarkable people, including Lucy Maud Montgomery, Grandma Moses, Abigail Adams, and Beatrix Potter. She and her husband live in Mexico and often collaborate on their books.

Alexandra Wallner has written and illustrated many biographies for children about remarkable people, including Lucy Maud Montgomery, Grandma Moses, Abigail Adams, and Beatrix Potter. She and her husband live in Mexico and often collaborate on their books.

Product Description

Blinded as a child, he invented the raised dot system for reading and writing. Numbers and the alphabet in Braille included.

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• Editore: Holiday House
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0823412911
• ISBN 13: 9780823412914
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Disegnatore: Wallner John C., Wallner Alexandra