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A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games

text A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games

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"--

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 i... Read more
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Description
114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020

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KCL J 796.04 ALEXANDER in Juvenile Collection Available

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