Great Hearts: Heroes of the Special Olympics (High-fliers) - Softcover

Weber, Rebecca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590554442 ISBN 13: 9781590554449

Publisher: Pacific Learning, 2017

Synopsis

Running on courage. The roar of the crowd fills the air. The gold medal he wins is beautiful, but it pales next his shining smile. This was a boy who might never have walked, let alone run. The Special Olympics is regularly the scene of such triumphs. Special Olympics is an amazing organization that includes more than 1 million athletes who compete in 20,000 sporting events that are held in 150 countries around the world. This book presents the stories of some of these athletes and honors them for their accomplishments and for what they have given back to society. Text Type: BiographyTheme/Topic: Conflict and Challenge, Sports

About this edition

• Publisher: Pacific Learning
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1590554442
• ISBN 13: 9781590554449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80