What Are the Paralympic Games?

by Gail Herman (Author) Andrew Thomson (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: What Was?
It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games! 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.
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Gail Herman
Gail Herman has written several biographies and nonfiction books, including Who Is Wayne Gretzky?, What Is the World Series?, What Is Climate Change?, and What Is the Stanley Cup?
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781524792626
Lexile Measure
810
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
March 17, 2020
Series
What Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Olympics
JNF024070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Physical Impairments
Library of Congress categories
Paralympics
Sports for people with disabilities

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