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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Ouellet, Marie-Claude (Biologist)     Subjects     Paralympics -- Juvenile literature.     Sports for people with disabilities -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.     Athletes with disabilities -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.     Athletes with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ouellet, Marie-Claude (Biologist)       by title:      Amazing athletes : a...      Translation of: Des ...       by call number:      796.0456 O93aa     Search the Web     Ouellet, Marie-Claude (Biologist)     Paralympics -- Juvenile literature.     Sports for people with disabilities -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.     Athletes with disabilities -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.     Athletes with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Amazing athletes : an all-star look at Canada's Paralympians / written by Marie-Claude Ouellet ; illustrated by Jacques Goldstyn ; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott. by Ouellet, Marie-Claude (Biologist) Owlkids Books, c2021. Call #: 796.0456 O93aa Subjects Paralympics -- Juvenile literature.   Sports for people with disabilities -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.   Athletes with disabilities -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.   Athletes with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781771474856 1771474858 Alternate title:  All-star look at Canada's Paralympians Translation of: Des athlètes époustouflants: au coeur des Jeux paralympiques. Description:  48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes:  Translation of: Des athlètes époustouflants: au coeur des Jeux paralympiques. Translated from the French. Summary:  Though the Paralympics are the third largest sporting event in the world, they don't always get their dues and so, in advance of the upcoming Paralympic Games (scheduled for summer 2021 and winter 2022), this book invites children to discover and celebrate the sports movement, through the impressive achievements of some of Canada's Paralympic stars. Chantal Petitclerc, Benoit Huot, Alison Levine, Ahmad Zeividavi and many others tell us about their journeys as athletes, challenges they've faced along the way, and insights into the particularities of parasports. Created in collaboration with the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Amazing Athletes promotes the Paralympic movement that continues to change perceptions of excellence, diversity and disability around the world. A book for kids and adults alike, it is an invitation for readers (with or without disabilities) to discover new role models and be inspired to reach new heights of their own. Featured athletes include: Jamoi Anderson - Sitting Volleyball Billy Bridges - Para Hockey Ina Forrest - Wheelchair Curling Benoit Huot - Para-swimming Alison Levine - Boccia Richard Peter - Wheelchair Basketball Chantal Petitclerc - Para-athletics Katarina Roxon - Para swimming Ahmad Zeividavi - Goalball Profiles athletes from across Canada representing different cultural and social backgrounds, from newcomers to veterans in their sports. The portraits are inspiring and positive, and encourage determination, perseverance and doing your best. Includes photos. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Goldstyn, Jacques. Aronoff, Phyllis, 1945- Scott, Howard, 1952- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Children's Nonfiction 796.0456 O93aa Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Children's Nonfiction 796.0456 O93aa Childrens Books Checked out Jul 12, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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