Title:
A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games
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Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9781328580795
Abstract:
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.
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.
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Language:
English
