A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games
(2020)
By:
Alexander, Lori
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/BIOGRAPHY/796.045/GUTTMANN,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
DESCRIPTION
114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781328580795, 1328580792 :, 1328580792, 9781328580795
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
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