Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
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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—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, learned 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. Thompson's lyrical prose and Qualls's bold collage illustrations offer a powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity. Includes an author's note with more information about Emmanuel's charity. Review: Highly recommend this book for every school and family. - My family and I love this story. It Is so inspiring. We also had the pleasure of meeting the author at a school book event. She captured Emmanuel’s life beautifully. He changed the world and persevered through so much. Loved hearing her personal details about her meeting Emmanuel and the additional anecdotes. Was so interesting. Her venture to become an author is inspiring as well. Highly recommend this book for every school and family. Review: Class read - I assigned this as a class read with my 3-5 grade kids. It is nicely illustrated and described by one student, a real story that is important to know. I will keep this on my yearly read list.
| Best Sellers Rank | #35,520 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Children's Cycling Books (Books) #16 in Children's Social Activists Biographies (Books) #18 in Children's Africa Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 564 Reviews |
J**R
Highly recommend this book for every school and family.
My family and I love this story. It Is so inspiring. We also had the pleasure of meeting the author at a school book event. She captured Emmanuel’s life beautifully. He changed the world and persevered through so much. Loved hearing her personal details about her meeting Emmanuel and the additional anecdotes. Was so interesting. Her venture to become an author is inspiring as well. Highly recommend this book for every school and family.
S**T
Class read
I assigned this as a class read with my 3-5 grade kids. It is nicely illustrated and described by one student, a real story that is important to know. I will keep this on my yearly read list.
S**Y
Great story of resiliency
I'm an elementary school counselor and I read this to my classrooms to demonstrate resiliency. The kids were engaged in the story and seemed to enjoy the lesson.
S**O
Good power of determination story!
Very sweet story about determination. My husband's granddaughter liked the book and so did we.
T**N
Gain a new perspective on overcoming obstacles.
Gain a new perspective on overcoming obstacles by reading this biographical book about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. Born in Ghana with a deformed leg, Emmanuel was considered “useless” and “a curse,” but not by his mother, Comfort, who “had faith.” She uses tough love to show her son that he can be independent. When Emmanuel loses his mother as a teenager, he is determined to honor her by showing everyone “that being disabled does not mean being unable.” Emmanuel organizes and completes a 400-mile bike ride across Ghana to bring attention to the difficulties the disabled in the country face. “The young man once thought of as cursed was becoming a national hero.” The mixed-media illustrations transport you to Ghana and burst with as much faith as Mama Comfort. You can’t help but be inspired by this book.
M**Y
Fantastic mentor text
My 5th graders loved this book and the story behind it. It really lets you know that you can do whatever you want to if you put your mind to it! Great lesson.
T**L
based on a true story
great book, read to various ages of my grandchildren
B**N
Must buy!!!
I am an ESOL teacher and this book was perfect for my third through fifth grade classes. The studentS fell in love with THE book and it created a lot of emotions and great discussions
C**E
A view of another life for Canadian children.
I read this aloud to my Montessori Upper Elementary class, they absolutely loved it.
N**A
Brings tears to my eyes at bedtime story time.
This is a book that really encourages you to aspire to do better in life and brings sheer amazement every time I read it. My children were quite upset at parr’s... but that’s ok because life is about u see standing others pain and helping them through it. It’s important to read books like this to increase my children’s knowledge and appreciation of the greatness that resides in people of African descent and to be proud of their heritage. Representation matters!
A**R
EMANUELS DREAM
This book speculates the inner humane character within.It weaves upon the sprit to live with a head held high.An awesome book.
6**M
Brilliant
This book is brilliant. Great for kids to learn about important issues and equality and a lovely story of empowerment and diversity. My daughter is 5 and has read it about 5 times already she really enjoys it.
R**R
Inspiring and true story about an inspiring boy with a disability in Ghana
Fantastic book - colourful, inspiring, true. Children at my school pass this to each other with an exhortation to, "read this, it's amazing". The true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah who with only one leg cycled around Ghana to improve attitudes to disability is a tale worth sharing.
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