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El salto largo: La historia de Jean-Baptiste Alaize

By (author) Francesca Cavallo, Illustrated by Kezna Dalz, Designed by Francesca Pignataro

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Escrito por Francesca Cavallo, autora de Cuentos de buenas noches para niÃ±as rebeldes, uno de los libros mÃ¡s vendidos segÃºn el New York Times. Esta es la verdadera historia de Jean-Baptiste Alaize. Ahora, un atleta excepcional y saltador de largo, Jean-Baptiste perdiÃ³ su pierna derecha cuando tenÃa solo tres aÃ±os durante la guerra civil en Burundi. Cuando conociÃ³ a su padre adoptivo, Robert, Jean-Baptiste nunca antes habÃa visto a un hombre blanco. Pero crearon un lazo porque tambiÃ©n su padre habÃa perdido la pierna derecha en un accidente aÃ±os antes. A travÃ©s de la historia de este atleta extraordinario, The Long Jump aborda temas como la adopciÃ³n transracial, vivir con una discapacidad, encontrar el propio propÃ³sito y alcanzar sus sueÃ±os. Atlelas ParalÃmpicos es una serie de libros ilustrados de no ficciÃ³n que cuenta la historia de 4 campeones que hacen las cosas a su manera y estÃ¡n reinventando a los deportes. -- From Francesca Cavallo, author of the NY Times bestseller Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This is the true story of Jean-Baptiste Alaize. Now an exceptional sprinter and long jumper, Jean-Baptiste lost his right leg when he was just three years old during the civil war in Burundi. When he met his adoptive dad, Robert, Jean-Baptiste had never seen a white man before. But they bonded over the fact that his dad too had lost his right leg in an accident years before. Through the story of this extraordinary athlete, The Long Jump tackles themes such as transracial adoption, living with a disability, finding your purpose and achieving your dreams. Paralympians is a non-fiction picture book series telling the stories of four champions who do things their own way and are reinventing sport.

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