| Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports Contributor(s): Savitz, Harriet May (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595385222 ISBN-13: 9780595385225 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: "This would be exciting and informative enough if it simply described the growth of organized sports for the handicapped or described sports careers of men and women who are paraplegics.and it does. What it adds is a great deal of information about attitudes toward the handicapped.and facts about their capabilities." -Bulletin Center for Children's Books "It is a story of hope for the newly injured and their families as one reads of the accomplishment of others." -Catholic Library World "The history of wheelchair sports in the U.S. is well told in "Wheelchair Champions."" -Interracial Books for Children |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments |
| Dewey: 796.088 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "This would be exciting and informative enough if it simply described the growth of organized sports for the handicapped or described sports careers of men and women who are paraplegics.and it does. What it adds is a great deal of information about attitudes toward the handicapped.and facts about their capabilities." -Bulletin Center for Children's Books "It is a story of hope for the newly injured and their families as one reads of the accomplishment of others." -Catholic Library World "The history of wheelchair sports in the U.S. is well told in Wheelchair Champions." -Interracial Books for Children |