01369 a2200277 4500 117027 9780449817445 enc. eng 92 P Year 9 92 YEBOAH THO Thompson, Laurie Ann First edition. 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 Schneider Family Book Award (ages 0-10), 2016 4 10 31 People with disabilities Yeboah, Emmanuel Ofosu - Biography - Cyclists 000028/0000288b.jpg DLC eng Emmanuel's dream the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls New York, NY Schwartz & Wave Books 2015 1 volume (various pagings) color illustrations 30 cm Qualls, Sean ilustrator BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 12.28 12.28 2021-02-26 0 P Year 9 92 YEBOAH THO 00053493SSW 2024-01-23 14:59:17 2024-01-23 BK 117027 117027