Sporting Chance
How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games
Published on 7. April 2020
128 pages
978-0-358-27290-8 (ISBN)
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Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this young readers biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life ofLudwig Guttmann,whose work profoundly changed so many lives. Dedicating his life to helping patients labeled ';incurables,'Ludwig Guttmann fought for the rights of paraplegics to live a full life. The young doctor believedand eventually provedthat physical movement is key to healing, a discovery that led him to create the first Paralympic Games. Told with moving text and lively illustrations, and featuring the life stories of athletes from the Paralympic Games Ludwig helped create, this story of the man who saved lives through sports will inspirereaders of all backgrounds.
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