Terry Fox is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers.
It was a journey that Canadians never forgot..
He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.
While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
His right leg was amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
He was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer.
Terry Fox (1958-1981) was an active teenager involved in many sports.
This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students.
The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode.
Terry Fox is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers
