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Author:

Alexander, Lori, author.

Title:

A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games / Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Allan Drummond.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Paralympic Games--History--Juvenile literature.
Guttmann, Ludwig,--1899-1980--Juvenile literature.
Neurologists--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Jews, German--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Paralympic Games--History.
Guttmann, Ludwig,--1899-1980.
Neurologists.
Jews, German--Great Britain--Biography.

Other Authors:

Drummond, Allan, illustrator.

Notes:

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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1328580792 : HRD
9781328580795 : HRD

LCCN:

2019007462

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