A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games | TheBookSeekers

A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games


School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

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No. of pages 128

Published: 2020

Great for age 7-13 years

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Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this young readers biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life ofLudwig Guttmann,whose work profoundly changed so many lives. Dedicating his life to helping patients labeled incurables,Ludwig Guttmann fought for the rights of paraplegics to live a full life. The young doctor believedand eventually provedthat physical movement is key to healing, a discovery that led him to create the first Paralympic Games. Told with moving text and lively illustrations, and featuring the life stories of athletes from the Paralympic Games Ludwig helped create, this story of the man who saved lives through sports will inspirereaders of all backgrounds.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Allan Drummond is the author and illustrator of many books, including Tin Lizzie, Energy Island, and Green City. He studied in the Royal College of Art in London and currently lives in Suffolk, England. Lori Alexander is the author of Backhoe Joe , Famously Phoebe . This is her chapter book debut. She lives with her husband and two children in Tucson, AZ. www. lorialexanderbooks. com@LoriJAlexander

 

This book features the following character:

Ludwig Guttmann
This book features the character Ludwig Guttmann.

"[T]his inspirational biography... highlights the power of sport to motivate and heal while demonstrating how the dedication of one pioneering doctor continues to mean a life-changing difference for many." --Publishers Weekly

 

 

"This heartwarming biography will appeal to anyone who supports equal rights and disability justice." --Booklist