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.
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- ISBN: 9780449817469
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- ATOS Level: 4.4
- Lexile® Measure: 770
- Interest Level: K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty: 3
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- Kindle Book
- OverDrive Read
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Languages
- English
Levels
- ATOS Level:4.4
- Lexile® Measure:770
- Interest Level:K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty:3
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