Thompson, Laurie Ann.

Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah / True story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls. - 1st ed. - New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2015. - [31] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

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.

Ages 4-8.

ISBN: 0449817458 9780449817445 044981744X 9780449817452 0449817458 9780449817445 (hrd) 044981744X (hrd) 9780449817445 044981744X

Standard No.: 11772539 11772538

LCCN: 2014005767

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016983443 016983443

Subjects--Topical Terms:
People with disabilities
Cyclists
Cyclists
People with disabilities
Cyclists
Cyclists.
People with disabilities.
Children's literature

LC Class. No.: HV3013.Y43 / T56 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 362.4092 362.4/3092 362.4092 362.4092