Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
by Jen Bryant and Boris Kulikov
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille--a blind boy so determined to... read more
19 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2016
Word Count 1,763
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184298, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- French
- Health
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Blind teachers
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Braille--Juvenile literature
- Braille, Louis
- Braille, Louis, 1809-1852--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature
- Braille, Louis, 1809-1852--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Blind teachers--France--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Braille
- France
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Childhood and youth
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Physical Impairments
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant about Six Dots
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by MackinEducational
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Twenty by Jenny
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Jen Bryant
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Jen Bryant
Created by Jen Bryant
Extension Activities from Knowledge Quest (AASL)
Created by Knowledge Quest (AASL)
Book Trailers 1
Film Adaptation Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 4
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Biography Selection, 2017
Best STEM Books, 2017-2021
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Biography Selection, 2016
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