A Very Special Athlete.A Very Special Athlete athlete Sports medicine A person who participates in an interscholastic, intercollegiate, or intramural athletic activity being conducted by an educational institution, or a professional athletic activity. See Athletic trainer, Athletic training. Dale Bachman Bachman - A proposed a style of Entity-Relationship model which differs from Chen's. Flynn Flynn , Errol 1909-1959. Tasmanian-born American actor known for his swashbuckling roles in motion pictures such as Captain Blood (1935). & Emilio Soltero Pearl Press 3104 "O" Street, #175, Sacramento, CA 95816 0974133213 $14.95 1-916-739-1835 www.pearpress.net Written by Dale Flynn and illustrated by Emilio Soltero, A Very Special Athlete is the story of Adam, a young athlete running in his first big race at the Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. . The challenges that Adam faces and the decisions he makes demonstrate his courage. This colorful picturebook story was inspired by the Special Olympics competitions that now take place in over 150 countries and involve millions of people each year. The author Dale Flynn was also writing from the perspective of being the parent of a son who was a Special Olympian. A Very Special Athlete is an honest portrayal of what it is like to participate in the Special Olympics and recommended for inclusion in both school and community library collections for young readers. |
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