Emmanuel's dream, the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls
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Emmanuel's dream, the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls
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eng
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individual biography
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non fiction
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Emmanuel's dream
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881469079
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by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls
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the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Summary
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
Target audience
juvenile
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