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2020

Format:	Book
Author:	Alexander, Lori, author.
Title:	A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games / Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Allan Drummond.
Publisher, Date:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
Description:	114 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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.
Target Audience Note:	Ages: 7 to 10. Grades: 4 to 6.
Subjects:	Guttmann, Ludwig, 1899-1980 -- Juvenile literature. Paralympic Games -- History -- Juvenile literature. Neurologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Jews, German -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Other Author:	Drummond, Allan, illustrator.
Notes:	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.
LCCN:	2019007462
ISBN:	9781328580795
Other Number:	1091237491
System Availability:	3
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	852296
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Call Number:	j BIO Guttmann

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