書名 : What are the paralympic games? /
紀錄類型 : 書目-語言資料,印刷品: 單行本
正題名[資料類型標示]/作者 : What are the paralympic games? /by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson.
作者 : Herman, Gail,
其他作者 : Thomson, Andrew
面頁冊數 : 106 pages, 16 unnumbered page of plates :illustrations, maps ;20 cm.
內容註 : What are the Paralympic Games? -- The idea forms -- The early years -- Challenge on the court -- Growth and change -- Legend in the pool -- Paralympic breakthroughs -- Wheels on the track -- A victory, a scandal, and a record -- It happened in Athens -- Teammates and rivals -- Unexpected endings -- All-around athletes -- 2018 and beyond.
適用對象註 : 008-012
標題 : Sports for people with disabilities
ISBN : 9781524792626 (pbk.) :
集叢項 : What was?.
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245 10$aWhat are the paralympic games? /$cby Gail Herman ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson.
264 1$aNew York :$bPenguin Workshop,$c2020.
264 4$c©2020.
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490 1 $aWhat was?.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 106).
505 0 $aWhat are the Paralympic Games? -- The idea forms -- The early years -- Challenge on the court -- Growth and change -- Legend in the pool -- Paralympic breakthroughs -- Wheels on the track -- A victory, a scandal, and a record -- It happened in Athens -- Teammates and rivals -- Unexpected endings -- All-around athletes -- 2018 and beyond.
520 $a"As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes how these athletes train-- both mentally and physically--for the games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting events"--$cProvided by publisher.
521 1 $a008-012$bPenguin Workshop.
650 0$aSports for people with disabilities$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aPeople with disabilities$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aInstructional and educational works.
700 1 $aThomson, Andrew$c(Children's book illustrator),$eillustrator.
830 0$aWhat was?.