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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.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J 796.04 ALEXANDER    Storage
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Description 114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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.
Bibliography 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.
Subject Paralympic Games -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
Neurologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jews, German -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General.
Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980. (OCoLC)fst00007965
Paralympic Games. (OCoLC)fst01405416
Jews, German. (OCoLC)fst00983458
Neurologists. (OCoLC)fst01036386
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Paralympic Games -- History.
Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980.
Physicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jews -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980.
Paralympic Games -- History.
Neurologists.
Jews, German -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Added Author Drummond, Allan, illustrator.
ISBN 9781328580795 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1328580792 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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