About this book

Meet Terry Fox, the young athlete with a vision that inspired people around the world.

Read Terry Fox’s remarkable story, just in time to mark the 40th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope!

Growing up, Terry Fox loved sports. Whether it was basketball, volleyball or track and field, he gave it his all. It was a terrible day when, at only 18, he was diagnosed with bone cancer. His right leg was amputated above the knee.

But Terry never gave up. He decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. Terry trained hard and on April 12, 1980, he began the Marathon of Hope.

Then, 5373 kilometres into his run, Terry was forced to stop — but his incredible legacy was just beginning.

The Terry Fox Virtual Run is on September 20! Learn more at www.terryfox.org/run/

The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians, whose achievements and legacies have inspired and changed the lives of those that followed them.

Reviews

Although readers know there must have been many tears shed by Terry, his family members, and his supporters worldwide, the central message of the book is one of perseverance and hope. MacLeod presents a straightforward narrative that touches all the bases, from hospital stays to meetings with Canadians along the marathon route to Terry’s being awarded the Companion of the Order of Canada and the Lou Marsh Trophy for Canadian athlete of the year. The result is a book that can foster nothing but admiration among readers for a young person who became a symbol of what a strong spirit can accomplish. Highly recommended. (Meet Terry Fox) — CM: Canadian Review of Materials.

"Though Meet Terry Fox will be a valuable addition to any home or school library as an illustrated biography for teaching character education, Elizabeth MacLeod and Mike Deas have given us a great story, albeit a true one, and one that inspires as well as teaches" (Meet Terry Fox) — CanLit for Little Canadians

Extras

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Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Terry Fox Teacher's Guide