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Author Alexander, Lori, author.

Title A sporting chance : how Paralympics founder Ludwig Guttmann saved lives with sports / Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Allan Drummond.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2049584~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Juvenile Nonfiction  J 796.045 ALE    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Juvenile Nonfiction  J 796.045 ALE    AVAILABLE
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Description 128 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
age Children lcdgt
Note Ages 7-10.
Grades 4-6.
960L Lexile
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 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.
Audience Ages 7-10.
Grades 4-6.
Subject Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
Paralympic Games -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Neurologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jews, German -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Biographies.
Added Author Drummond, Allan, illustrator.
ISBN 9781328580795 (hc.)
1328580792 (hc.)
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