Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah /
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, event...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Schwartz & Wade Books,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk |
| ISBN: | 9780449817445 044981744X 9780449817452 0449817458 |