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Thompson, Laurie Ann,

Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah / by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 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.

ISBN: 9780449817445 044981744X 9780449817452 0449817458

LCCN: 2014005767

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB4E9780 bnb GBB508467 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016983443 Uk 017018881 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Yeboah, Emmanuel Ofosu, 1977- --Juvenile literature.
Yeboah, Emmanuel Ofosu, 1977-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
People with disabilities--Ghana--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Cyclists--Ghana--Biography--Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities--Ghana--Biography.
Bicyclists--Ghana.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Ghana--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Ghana--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: JUV HV 3013 .Y43 / T56 2015