Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools / Braille

Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools ⠃⠗⠋ 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

130,430 braille cells · 137 embossed pages at 40×25 · 492 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.