A sporting chance : how Paralympics founder Ludwig Guttmann saved lives with sports / Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Allan Drummond.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]Description: 114 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781328580795
- 1328580792
- 796.04/56 23
- GV722.5.P37 A54 2020
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | Peterborough Town Library | Juvenile Collection | Elizabeth Room | J 796.04 A374 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 34595301853429 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An ailment not to be treated -- Headstrong -- The miner -- A return to medicine -- Growing tension -- Night of Broken Glass -- Years of change -- Ludwig's incurables -- The return of hope -- A game changer -- The Stoke Mandeville Games -- Wheels in motion -- One good thing -- Going for gold -- Timeline of events.
Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this chapter book biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives.
Ages: 7 to 10.
Grades: 4 to 6.
There are no comments on this title.