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Rick Hansen: A Life in Motion

Rick Hansen: A Life in Motion

Quinlan, Don

Paperback

Series: Larger Than Life

BiographySelf Help

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ISBN10: 155455196X
ISBN13: 9781554551965
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Published: Jul 11 2013
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.87 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
2015 Golden Oak nominee

A biography for young readers of activist Rick Hansen

Rick Hansen suffered a spinal cord injury at the age of 15 after a car accident. But it didn't stop him - during the 1980s he was active in the Paralympics as a wheelchair basketball player. He became inspired by Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope and when Terry Fox was forced to end his run across Canada prematurely, Rick Hansen made a vow to carry on. This vow became the Man in Motion tour. Rick circumnavigated the globe in his wheelchair raising awareness and money for spinal cord research. It was a 26 month trek across 4 continents and 34 countries. Rick's activism and the foundation he created after the tour continue to this day.

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