01153    a2200205   4500001000700000020001800007020000900025041000800034082000700042100002500049250001900074520051400093586005000607856002400657040001300681245011700694260004600811300006100857700002900918117027  a9780449817445  qenc.  aeng  a92  aThompson, Laurie Ann  aFirst edition.  aBorn 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  aSchneider Family Book Award (ages 0-10), 2016  u000028/0000288b.jpg  aDLCbeng10aEmmanuel's dream bthe true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah cby Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls  aNew York, NYbSchwartz & Wave Booksc2015  a1 volume (various pagings) bcolor illustrations c30 cm  aQualls, Seaneilustrator