Lucas at the Paralympics - Couverture souple

Plohl, Igor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0823453359 ISBN 13 : 9780823453351

Editeur : Holiday House, 2023

Synopsis

Introduce your child to the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage.

Lucas and Eddie, two physically disabled friends, visit the Paralympics and cheer on blind and physically challenged athletes as they compete in running, swimming, sitting volleyball, para archery, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair basketball, and more. 

Readers learn about some of the rules that expedite play and that even the playing field. For example, blind runners wear blindfolds so none of the competitors (some totally blind and some with limited sight) have an unfair advantage. Also, all of the blind competitors are tethered to guides. 

Author Igor Plohl, who lost the use of his legs after a spinal injury, is a teacher and passionate advocate for raising awareness of physical disability. As a teacher, he knows the questions children ask and how to answer them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Igor Phol (pronounced EE-gor PLAHL) was born and raised in Slovenia, where he teaches at a primary school and lectures extensively on physical disability and spinal cord injury. After falling from a ladder at the age of twenty-nine, he injured his spinal cord and became paraplegic. He shares his experience in an autobiographical book for adults and three children's books. You can learn more about Igor Plohl on his website www.igor-plohl.info.

Urska Stropnik Sonc graduated from the Faculty of Education in Maribor for book illustration. Her first picture book illustrations were published in 1997. Since then, she has illustrated more than 70 books. She lives with her husband and three sons in Velenje, Slovenia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Holiday House
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0823453359
• ISBN 13: 9780823453351
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Sonc Urska Stropnik
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible