Young heroes Louis Braille

VHS 1999

When Chris makes a frantic search on the World Wide Web for information to complete his school report, the last thing he expects is to be transported to 19th century France, and be swept up by young Louis Braille's dogged determination to develop an alphabet for the blind.

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Blind Juvenile films

Blind teachers France Biography Juvenile films

Braille Juvenile films

Braille, Louis, 1809-1852 Juvenile films

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1 videocassette (37 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in
1/2 in
polychrome
analog
magnetic
VHS

Other Title:

Louis Braille [VHS]
French title on container: Jeunes héros: Louis Braille [VHS]

Notes:

Includes a concise narration of the visual aspects of the program, enabling people with impaired vision to follow and appreciate the program more fully
Director of photography, Barry Bergthorson ; production designer, Ian Brock ; editor, Robert Sprogis ; written by Heather Conkie
Cast : Eric Peterson, Ben Cook, Kyle Downes
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Control Number:

779409

Other Authors:

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Cook, Ben, 1945-2015
Downes, Kyle, 1983-
Doyle, Patrick, 1953-
Levitan, Steve, 1952-
McCutcheon, Don
Peterson, Eric, 1946-

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