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

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Hardback - 2015

by Laurie Ann Thompson

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 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--
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  • Title Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
  • Author Laurie Ann Thompson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Hardback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anne Schwartz Books
  • Date 2015-01-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780449817445_inp
  • ISBN 9780449817445 / 044981744X
  • Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.3 x 9.2 x 0.5 in (28.70 x 23.37 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 770
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Cultural Region: West Africa
    • Ethnic Orientation: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Physically Challenged
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects People with disabilities - Ghana, Ghana
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014005767
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

LAURIE THOMPSON makes her picture book debut with Emmanuel's Dream.
 
SEAN QUALLS is the award-winning children's book illustrator of Giant Steps to Change the World by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis-Lee; Little Cloud and Lady Wind by Toni Morrison and her son Slade; and Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. Sean also created the art for Dizzy by Jonah Winter, which received multiple starred reviews and was named an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, and Freedom Song by Sally Walker.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2015, Page 72
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 03/01/2015, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2015, Page 126
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/09/2015, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2015, Page 174

About the author

Laurie Ann Thompson is the author of Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters, a how-to guide for teens who want to change the world. An advocate for social justice, Laurie is dedicated to inspiring and empowering young readers. Emmanuel's Dream is her picture-book debut. Visit her at lauriethompson.com.

Sean Qualls has illustrated many highly acclaimed children's books, including Giant Steps to Change the World by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, Lullaby by Langston Hughes, and Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford, which was named a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. Sean also created the art for Dizzy by Jonah Winter, which received five starred reviews, and Freedom Song by Sally M. Walker. Learn more at seanqualls.com.

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