Dedicating his life to helping patients labeled “incurables,” Ludwig Guttmann fought for the rights of paraplegics to live a full life. The young doctor believed—and eventually proved—that physical movement is key to healing, a discovery that led him to create the first Paralympic Games.
2022-2023 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.6
Published by Clarion Books
Copyright April 7, 2020
ISBN# 978-1328580795 (HB)