2016 Schneider Family Book Award (Ages 0-10)

2016 Schneider Family Book Award (Ages 0-10)

For books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience.

Winner:

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

by Laurie Ann Thompson

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story 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, leaned 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.



See Also: 2016 Schneider Family Book Award (Ages 11-13)

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