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A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games
Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published [2020] by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston
ISBN 9781328580795
Bib Id 2390571
Description 114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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03234cam a2200625Ii 4500
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2019-007462
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9781328580795 (hardcover) $18.00
1328580792
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J B Guttmann A
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A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games
Publication Information
[2020] by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston :
Description
114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106) and index.
Contents
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.
Summary
"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"--
Audience
Ages: 7 to 10.
Grades: 4 to 6.
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Biographies.
Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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