Ade Adepitan: A Paralympian’s Story

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

A Paralympic medal winner, commentator and a successful TV presenter, Ade Adepitan has led a remarkable life. Find out Ade’s story, from growing up in Nigeria with a disability, to developing his passion for sport, to receiving an MBE, in this inspirational autobiography.

• Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
• Text type: An autobiography
• Curriculum links: Citizenship; PE