Laurie Ann Thompson: Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, Gebunden
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
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- Illustration:
- Sean Qualls
- Verlag:
- Random House Children's Books, 01/2015
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780449817445
- Artikelnummer:
- 5096442
- Umfang:
- 40 Seiten
- Altersempfehlung:
- 4 - 8 Jahre
- Gewicht:
- 482 g
- Maße:
- 297 x 242 mm
- Stärke:
- 13 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 6.1.2015
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story-which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey-is nothing short of remarkable.
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.
Thompson's lyrical prose and Qualls's bold collage illustrations offer a powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity.
Includes an author's note with more information about Emmanuel's charity.