Rick Hansen by Terry Barber.
At the age of 15, Rick Hansen suffered an accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Unwilling to let his disability hold him back, Hansen showed the world what a person with a disability can do. He wheeled through 34 countries on a Man in Motion World Tour to raise millions of dollars for spinal cord research and awareness. Audience: Junior, Intermediate. Readability: Grade 2.
This biography and many more non-fiction, high interest books are available at the Terry James Resource Library.