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Alexander, Lori,
author.
A sporting chance :
how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games /
Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Allan Drummond.
How Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games.
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2020]
©2020.
114 pages :
illustrations (some color) ;
26 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106) and index.
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.
"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.
Grades: 4 to 6.
Ages: 7 to 10.
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1899-1980
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Guttmann, Ludwig,
1899-1980.
Guttmann, Ludwig,
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Paralympic Games
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Great Britain
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Jews, German
Great Britain
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Great Britain
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Great Britain
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Great Britain
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Drummond, Allan,
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