| Title |
Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius
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| Names |
Mellor, C. Michael.
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| Book Number |
DB063350
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| Title Status |
Active
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| Medium |
Digital Book
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| Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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| Annotation |
Biography of Louis Braille (1809-1852), a blind Frenchman who by age sixteen designed a code of raised dots enabling blind people to read and write easily. Discusses his schooling, his love of music, and the advantages of his tactile reading system. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2006.
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| Local Subject |
Disability Interest - Visual Disability - DIV
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Short Book - SH
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Biography - Historical - BIH
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Biography - Blind Individuals - BIDV
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Biography - Individuals w/ Disabilities - BID
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Disability Interest - DII
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Technology - TEC
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Biography - Scientists & Explorers - BIT
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Young Adult Interest - YAI
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Manufacture - Printing & related activities - 686
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Manufacture for specific uses - 680
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For junior and senior high readers - YAJ
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For senior high readers - JU8
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Female Narrator - FN
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| LC Subject |
Blind teachers - France - Biography
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| Notes |
ENG
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| Call Number |
686.282092 B ANF
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| Language |
English
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| Released |
2006
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| Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2006 (NLS, recording studio).
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| Original Publication |
Recorded from: Boston, Mass. : National Braille Press, 2006. 0939173700
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