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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Thompson, Laurie Ann

Hardcover

BiographyGeneral Juvenile NonfictionSelf Help

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 044981744X
ISBN13: 9780449817445
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: Jan 6 2015
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.50 Width: 9.20 Depth: 11.30
Language: English
Awards: Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
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.

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