What are the Paralympic Games? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson.

By:

Herman, Gail, 1959-

Contributor(s):

Thomson, Andrew (Children's book illustrator)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Who HQ series | Who HQPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2020]Copyright date: 2020Description: 106 pages : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1524792624 (pbk.)
9781524792626 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.0456 23

LOC classification:

GV722.5.P37 H45 2020

Contents:

What are the Paralympic Games? -- The idea forms -- The early years -- Challenge on the court -- Growth and change -- Legend in the pool -- Paralympic breakthroughs -- Wheels on the track -- A victory, a scandal, and a record -- It happened in Athens -- Teammates and rivals -- Unexpected endings -- All-around athletes -- and beyond.

Summary: "As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes how these athletes train--both mentally and physically--for the games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting events"--Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
J Non-Fiction 700-799	West Grey Ayton Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	J 796. 045 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003212389

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"As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes how these athletes train--both mentally and physically--for the games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting events"--Provided by publisher.

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