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A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

Author:: Lori Alexander
Illustrator:: Allan Drummond
Description:: A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games – A Moving Biography About the Doctor Who Fought for Disabled Athletes for Kids tells 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 of Ludwig 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 believed—and eventually proved—that physical movement is key to healing, a discovery that led him to create the first Paralympic Games.
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