Description: Further DetailsTitle: What Are the Paralympic Games?Condition: NewEAN: 9781524792626ISBN: 9781524792626Publisher: Penguin WorkshopFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/17/2020Item Height: 194mmItem Length: 133mmItem Width: 7mmItem Weight: 142gAuthor: Gail HermanIllustrator: Andrew ThomsonContributor: Andrew Thomson (Illustrated by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1524792624Description: It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games! 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: USBook Series: What Was?Genre: Children's ReferenceRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: What Are the Paralympic Games?
Title: What Are the Paralympic Games?
EAN: 9781524792626
ISBN: 9781524792626
Release Date: 03/17/2020
Release Year: 2020
Contributor: Andrew Thomson (Illustrated by)
ISBN-10: 1524792624
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: What Was?
Book Title: What Are the Paralympic Games?
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / General, Sports & Recreation / Olympics, Social Topics / Special Needs, Health & Daily Living / Physical Impairments
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2020
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 5.2 Oz
Item Length: 7.6 in
Author: Gail Herman
Item Width: 5.3 in
Book Series: What Was? Ser.
Format: Digest Paperback
