World of people
Click on the photos below to read about these people. Then do the activities in the book.
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Sir Ludwig Guttmann Sir Ludwig Guttmann, or “Poppa” as his friends called him, was born in Germany in 1899. He founded the Paralympics and died in Britain in 1980. |
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Tom Murphy Tom Murphy is an Irish Traveller. He was born ‘on the road’ in 1942 and has been travelling since. |
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Joe Mahon Joe Mahon is 52 years old. He has always lived in Derry, in Northern Ireland. |
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Shanice Mitchell Sixteen-year-old Shanice Mitchell lives in Bennett Land, in Kingston. |
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| Australia | ||
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Doug Dawson Doug Dawson is a Flying Doctor pilot in the Australian outback. |
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| Asia | ||
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Neelu Kaul Eighteen-year-old Neelu Kaul lives in Mumbai (Bombay) in India. |
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