Title:
Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah / by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls.
ISBN:
9780449817445
9780449817452
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Awards Note:
Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Young Children, 2016)
Nominee for the Minnesota Star of the North Book Award (2017)
Summary:
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. Today, Emmanuel continues to work on behalf of the disabled.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader LG 4.4 0.5 171665
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Audience:
770L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn881469079
Availability:
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