Meet Terry Fox

Title
Meet Terry Fox

Personal Author EPSB
Elizabeth. MacLeod

Summary
In Meet Terry Fox, the legendary story of how Terry Fox came to run the Marathon of Hope is chronicled: his love of sports as a child and teenager; his devastating bone cancer diagnosis; the hospital stay that inspired him to do something to raise awareness about this disease; the poignant moment he dipped his artificial leg in the waters of St. John's, Newfoundland; and the heartbreaking moment he ended his run. This was also the moment his truly inspiring legacy began.

Year Published
2020

Series
Scholastic Canada biography

Physical Description
31 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Personal Subject
Fox, Terry, 1958-1981.

Subject
Cancer -- Patients -- Biography.
 
Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.

Genre
Biographies.

Added Author
Deas, Mike, 1982-

Summary
In Meet Terry Fox, the legendary story of how Terry Fox came to run the Marathon of Hope is chronicled: his love of sports as a child and teenager; his devastating bone cancer diagnosis; the hospital stay that inspired him to do something to raise awareness about this disease; the poignant moment he dipped his artificial leg in the waters of St. John's, Newfoundland; and the heartbreaking moment he ended his run. This was also the moment his truly inspiring legacy began.

ISBN
9781443182065
 
9781443182072

Publisher
Toronto : Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2020]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian West921 MACBook38515000480700Non-Fiction