31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
Type:
Biography
Juvenile literature
Biographies
Juvenile works
Picture books for children
Place:
Ghana
Date:
2015
Notes:
A documentory based on Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's life was released in 2005 under the title Emmanuel's gift. It was narrated by Oprah Winfrey and featured Robin Williams.
Summary:
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.
