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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (2015)

by Laurie Ann Thompson

Other authors: Sean Qualls (Illustrator)

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Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Sociology. Geography. Picture Book Nonfiction. HTML: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.… (more)

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362.4092Social sciences › Social problems & social services › Social problems of & services to groups of people › People with disabilites › Biography; History By Place › Biography

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HV3013.Y43Social sciences › Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology › Social pathology. Social and public welfare. › Protection, assistance and relief › Special classes › People with disabilities

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