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.
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 inspire readers of all backgrounds.
Time line. Notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Black-and-white and full-color photographs. Full-color illustrations.
Book Genres Autobiography/Biography, Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Canadian Rights Yes
Dewey B
Title alpha A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttman Created the Paralympic Games
Level Sports Elementary Plus
Pages Count 128
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Ludwig Guttmann (1899–1980). History of Paralympic Games. Neurologists. Great Britain. German Jews. Disability. Sporting events. Biography.
Lexile 960L
Trim Size 10" x 7"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-04-06
JLG Release Date May 2020
Minimum grade 1
Maximum grade 4
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Sports Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
Sports Elementary Plus
Sports Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
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