A sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games
Record details
- ISBN: 1328580792
- ISBN: 9781328580795
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Physical Description:
114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
print - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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, etc.: | "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"-- |
Target Audience Note: | Ages: 7 to 10. Grades: 4 to 6. |
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Genre: | Informational works. Illustrated works. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | J 796.045 ALE (Text) | 33625122934800 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | J 796.04 A (Text) | 34030148159863 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Easton Public Library | J 796.04 ALEXANDER, LORI (Text) | 37777124936436 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | JNF 796.04 Ale (Text) | 33620147430884 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Milford Public Library | 796.045 A (Text) | 34013148255469 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Plumb Memorial Library - Shelton | j796.04 ALE (Text) | 34025147553827 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Ridgefield Library | PEOPLE BIOGRAPHY GUTTMANN (Text) | 34010146223143 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J 796.04 ALE (Text) | 34005127245966 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Southbury Public Library | J 796.045 ALEXANDER (Text) | 34019148735939 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Wolcott Public Library | J796.04 ALEX (Text) | 34031147068188 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |