by Margaret Davidson · Gallimard Jeunesse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070536559
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«Louis Braille, l'enfant de la nuit» is the children's biography by Margaret Davidson, published by Gallimard Jeunesse in paperback, 108 pages, in French.
Louis Braille goes blind at the age of three after an accident. He wants to learn to read, but discovers he cannot do so like others. Far from giving up, he sets out to invent a method for reading with his hands: his perseverance gives rise to the Braille system, which opens reading to blind people.
The book was published in 2002 in the Folio Cadet collection and is illustrated by André Dahan.
Aimed at child readers aged 8 to 10, with a true story suitable for early readers.
Dame Margaret Agnes Davidson, Lady Davidson DBE DStJ was the British wife of the Colonial Governor of New South Wales, Sir Walter Edward Davidson. She was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her work with the Red Cross Society and the Scouting and Girl Guides in New South Wales.
