Emmanuel's dream the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls
Language: English Publication details: New York, NY Schwartz & Wave Books 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) color illustrations 30 cmISBN:- 9780449817445
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- Schneider Family Book Award (ages 0-10), 2016
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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
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