Library / Teaching / Parker's Second Reader / Braille
Parker's Second Reader ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.
Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt
216,103 braille cells · 226 embossed pages at 40×25 · 663 unrepresentable characters omitted
⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀ ⠊⠎⠂⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠁⠀ ⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠥⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠂⠀ ⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀ ⠁⠙⠧⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠼⠉⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠥⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠍⠊⠝⠊⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠗⠀ ⠉⠇⠑⠗⠛⠽⠍⠁⠝⠀⠏⠗⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠎⠑⠗⠍⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇ ⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠝⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀ ⠙⠥⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠥⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀ ⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠼⠙⠲⠀⠠⠙⠑⠍⠕⠎⠄⠞⠓⠑⠝⠑⠎⠀ ⠺⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠀⠉⠇⠑⠗⠛⠽⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠊⠝⠊⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠓⠑ ⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠑⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠁⠞⠓⠑⠝⠊⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀ ⠙⠑⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀ ⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠭⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠀ ⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠼⠑⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀ ⠓⠁⠗⠙⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠼⠋⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠺⠑⠁⠅⠀ ⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠇⠕⠥⠙⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠽⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀ ⠃⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠞⠗⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠙⠀ ⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.