Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
by Jen Bryant and Boris Kulikov
29 Total Resources 6 Awards 6 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-6
- 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
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- 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
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant about Six Dots
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Reading Guide from Primary Source Pairings
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Activity Guide from Penguin Random House Elementary Education
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Discussion Guide from Jen Bryant
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Honor, 2025

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Grades 3-5 Honor, 2025

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
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