Review of A Sporting Chance: How Paralympics Founder Ludwig Guttman Saved Lives With Sports by Lori Alexander

Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this young readers biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives.

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.

Told with moving text and lively illustrations, and featuring the life stories of athletes from the Paralympic Games Ludwig helped create, this story of the man who saved lives through sports will inspire readers of all backgrounds.

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**My thoughts**

I never really knew much about the Paralympics. This book shows that the history goes back so much deeper than I ever imagined. It tells us how Dr. Ludwig Guttmann was the first to figure out that spinal cord injuries didn't have to be a death sentence. He also was Jewish in a time of the Nazis. Eventually, he figured out how to adapt some sports for paraplegics. It's an interesting history that is going to be of interest to older kids interested in sports and possibly physical ailments and therapy. It would make for a good research book.

Thank you to the publisher for fulfilling my review request via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.