How We Roll: 2 Men, 1 Wheelchair and a lifetime of lessons in perseverance - Couverture souple

Wambach, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1599321599 ISBN 13 : 9781599321592

Editeur : Advantage Books, 2010

Synopsis

At the start, it all looked uphill… In Spring 2001, Tim Wambach stopped by a school district office on a whim and put in an application to be a substitute teacher – but that’s when the wheel of fate began to roll. Soon, he found himself face-to-face with a 12-year-old kid named Mike Berkson, a warm, funny, optimistic genius trapped in a body challenged by Cerebral Palsy. The teacher was in for the biggest lesson of his life. Four years later, Tim Wambach was running across America trying to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by some of America’s most valuable citizens. This is the story of two men, one wheelchair, and a dream that became a mission…

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

TIM WAMBACH is the co-founder and president of the Chicago-based Keep On Keeping On Foundation, a group of caring volunteers eager to make a difference in the Special Needs Community. The KOKO Team’s focus is to both assist and raise awareness for those born with severe physical disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy and Muscular Dystrophy. For more on KOKO, and to volunteer, visit http://keeponkeepingon.org.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Advantage Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1599321599
• ISBN 13: 9781599321592
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 122
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas