"This powerful and winning picture book tells the story of a young man overcoming the odds."
-School Library Journal, starred review
EMMANUEL'S DREAM
written by Laurie Ann Thompson
illustrated by Sean Qualls
illustrated by Sean Qualls
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Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable. 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. |
AWARDS & HONORS
* Winner of the ALA Youth Media Awards Schneider Family Children's Book Award
* An Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children's Book for 2016
* Listed in CCBC Choices 2016 by the Cooperative Children's Book Center
* Recipient of a 2015 Eureka Honor Award from the California Reading Association
* Finalist for the 2015 Cybils Award for Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction
* Finalist for the 2016-2017 Georgia Children's Picturebook (Gr. K-4) Award
* A Junior Library Guild selection
* A FirstBook #StoriesForAll featured title
* Included on the Winter 2014-2015 Kids' Indie Next List
* An Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Month Pick for January
* An Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children's Book for 2016
* Listed in CCBC Choices 2016 by the Cooperative Children's Book Center
* Recipient of a 2015 Eureka Honor Award from the California Reading Association
* Finalist for the 2015 Cybils Award for Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction
* Finalist for the 2016-2017 Georgia Children's Picturebook (Gr. K-4) Award
* A Junior Library Guild selection
* A FirstBook #StoriesForAll featured title
* Included on the Winter 2014-2015 Kids' Indie Next List
* An Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Month Pick for January
"...[S]imple line drawings and stylish, expressive figures filled with layers of rich, warm color on pale, thickly painted backgrounds—capture Emmanuel’s triumphs beautifully."
-Booklist
-Booklist