Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Contributor(s): Thompson, Laurie Ann (Author); Qualls, Sean (Illustrator)
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.
Publisher:  Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub Date:  01/2015
ISBN:    9780449817445
Binding:  Hardcover