Out of Darkness
The Story of Louis Braille

Sometimes, you're curious about a subject or a person and want just enough information to know if it's a topic or person you'd like to delve into learning about more deeply. When that happens for me, I often turn to children's books to start. :-) This short biography is a great source for learning no......more

Really good, short book about Louis Braille. Read aloud with the kids. It was very interesting to learn more about Louis’ accident when he became blind, the system of embossed books that were used before Braille, and the process of creating the new and better system of Braille. It brought up good co......more

Good bio in Sonlight kindergarten! Both A and L sat and listened and A kept asking for “one more chapter!” Which was (pleasantly!) surprising to me with it being a fairly detailed biography (for a children’s book.)......more

I can't remember where I bought this book (it was used, so could have been anywhere). But when I saw it, I immediately wanted to get it and read, because while I've obviously heard of Braille as the method that blind and visually impaired people read and write, that was it. I hadn't known for certai......more