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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 Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
©2020

ISBN 9781328580795 (hardcover)



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 Main Children's Library  j 796.0456 Ale    AVAILABLE  ---
 Point Place Branch Juv  j 796.0456 Ale    AVAILABLE  ---
 South Branch Juv  j 796.0456 Ale    AVAILABLE  ---
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Description 114 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience Ages: 7 to 10.
Grades: 4 to 6.
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.
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.
Audience 960L Lexile
Reading Level Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.6 2 508615.
Subject Paralympic Games -- History.
Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980.
Subject(S) Neurologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jews, German -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Biographies.
Added Name(S) Drummond, Allan, illustrator.
ISBN 9781328580795 (hardcover)