Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer)

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhile leading their team to a championship season, soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava join forces with their good friend Daniel to solve the mystery of their town?s missing soccer trophy, which disappeared 40 years before. Simultaneous.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisAustralian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.   Sam Kerr is an Aussie rules football fan through and through. But when she’s excluded from her team she doesn’t know what to do. Netball? No thanks. Chess? Bleugh. Her best friends Dylan and Indi think she should flip from AFL to soccer – and it doesn’t seem so bad at first. The coach is OK. The team seems nice enough … But with Chelsea the school bully on her case and the pressure of learning new rules weighing her down, will it all be too much? Will Sam give up – or will she make the flip? ‘A fun book packed with cool illustrations. It follows themes of family and perseverance that will totes leave you feeling inspired!’ Total Girl

Read more less

Book SynopsisPacked with fantastic puzzles to tackle, this football puzzle book is guaranteed to keep fans entertained long after the final whistle has blown.Football-crazy kids will love to get their heads in the game with these themed quizzes, mazes, wordsearches, crosswords, guess the goals, stats attacks, spot the difference puzzles and many more. Packed full of engaging puzzles to entertain for hours, this book is suitable for supporters of any team to test their knowledge.Written by football fanatic Clive Gifford and with entertaining black and white illustrations from Richard Watson and Julian Mosedale, this is a great way for football fans to learn facts and stats about the beautiful game.

Read more less

Book SynopsisGo for goal with this fun-packed book of over 100 football-themed mazes.From boots and balls to fans and flags, these mazes come in all shapes and sizes (and there’s even a pie-shaped one for when you get peckish). With twists, turns and tackles, each maze is guaranteed to challenge even the most fanatical of footie fans. Start off in the lower leagues, then progress through trickier and trickier tangles until you’ve made it all the way to the final trophy.And, for readers eager to boost their football know-how, there are also loads of real-life football facts to wow your mates with.

Read more less

Book SynopsisCalling all football fans! Get the lowdown on the hottest players in football today from the major international heroes to up-and-coming stars. This fantastic football fact file will give you all the need-to-know info about the hottest players in the game. There are up-close profiles of 33 stars who will light up the 2018-19 season, from record-setting veterans to the brightest young talents. Check out their key stats, read about their awesome achievements in previous seasons, then put your knowledge to the test with the fiendish quiz.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFrom the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championships to the record-breakers of Serie A, the Bundesliga and the Premier League, football''s record-breaking stars are here. This book is packed with thousands of eye-popping stats about incredible trophy-winning teams and legendary goalscorers from around the globe, and contains all the need-to-know facts and figures from the 2018-19 season and the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals. The ultimate football facts and records book for kids aged 8+.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFilled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Raheem Sterling your ultimate football hero? He played his first Premier League match in 2015 and in just four years has scored 116 goals and made 114 assists in 388 games for club and country. Discover the rags-to-riches story of a young boy who loved playing football, even in the rain, and how he followed his passion to become one of the most lethal forwards in world football. Football Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments. Find your football hero: Ronaldo Rules - out Jan 9th. Messi Rules - out Jan 9th. Kane Rules - out Apr 2nd. Mbappé Rules - out Apr 2nd. Hazard Rules - out Jun 11th. Sterling Rules - out Jun 11th.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFilled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Marcus Rashford your ultimate football hero? His rise to the top has already seen him win The FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League for Manchester United as well as become a semi-finalist at the FIFA 2018 World Cup. Discover how the local kid got into Manchester United's famous academy and worked hard to become part of its star-studded first team as well as an England international, plus the amazing way he called on the UK government to end child poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.Trade Review'This lively book of black-and-white illustrations and facts records the life and career of Marcus Rashford, the Manchester United footballer who has become a national hero for more than just his pitch skills' * Sunday Times. *

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe hugely successful Football Superstars series launches the ultimate joke book, filled with hundreds of the most hilarious football gags around! What's more, Football Superstars: Football Jokes Rule features page after page of hilarious pictures, with loads of anecdotes and fun throughout.Get ready to titter and roar with laughter with this sidesplitting joke book – perfect for encouraging young football fans to read by themselves or with friends.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFilled with quizzes, stats and little-known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Paul Pogba your ultimate football hero? He was a key player in Juventus securing the Italian league title in 2015, a World Cup winner in 2018, and now leads the line for top club Man Utd.Discover how Pogba went from being a hotshot prospect at France's famous La Havre Academy to being named as the best young player in Europe in 2013 before making the move to Manchester United for a club record fee of almost £90m!Football Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments. Table of ContentsPogba in numbers • Boyhood • In the academy • Dream debut • Rising star • International debut • Season highlights • International highlights • Head-to-head stats • Quiz time.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFilled with quizzes, stats and little-known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Lucy Bronze your ultimate football heroine? The current England lionesses vice-captain is a three-time Women''s Champions League champion with superclub Lyon. She is a two-time French League winner and also earned third place for England at the Women''s World Cup in 2015.Playing in her best position as a roving right-back, Bronze loves to get forward on the pitch and has scored some sensational volleys in huge matches for club and country! Her story is one of defying the odds: she overcame career-threatening knee injuries and was told she would never again play for England to become one of the finest and most-decorated English players in women''s football. An inspiration to young girls and boys alike.The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFilled with quizzes, stats and little-known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Sadio Mané your ultimate football hero? He was part of the Liverpool side that won the Champions League in 2019 and then the EPL in 2020. Mané also played for the Senegalese national team, helping them reach the quarter finals in the 2012 Olympic tournament. He played for the national team at the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations as well.Growing up in a poor family in the small village of Bambali, he was inspired to become a footballer after he saw his country's performance at the 2002 World Cup. He used to play with his neighbours in the streets full of dust. Now Mané is the mainstay of Liverpool's attack line. Together with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, he successfully forms a deadly trio.The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments. Table of ContentsMané in numbers • Early love of football • In the academy • Special talent • Dream debut • Rising star • International debut • Season highlights • International highlights • Head-to-head stats • Quiz time.

Read more less

Book SynopsisIs Zlatan Ibrahimovic your ultimate football hero? Known as one of the most prolific strikers, Zlatan is famed for his strength, precision and stamina. Having won 30+ trophies in his football career, he has become the second most decorated active footballer in present times.Discover how Zlatan overcame his difficult childhood in the immigrant-populated district of Rosengård and developed into a tall, agile athlete with an obvious talent for playing soccer. Learn how he used his skill and confidence to become one of Europe's top strikers while starring for eight consecutive title-winning clubs.The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading in young children, and is filled with fun cartoons, inspirational stories and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.Table of ContentsSensational Zlatan • Zlatan the kid • Early Promise • Making it at Malmo • Arriving at Ajax • Move to Italy • Incredible at Inter • The Sweden Superstar • A Barca Great • Premier Hero • Record Breaker • Quiz Time.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTHE ESSENTIAL PIECE OF MEMORABILIA FOR EVERY YOUNG FAN AFTER ENGLAND''S THRILLING GLORY AT THE WOMEN''S EURO 2022!!As the Women''s EURO 2022 kicks off in England, budding soccer fans have the opportunity to follow the action closely with the UEFA Women''s EURO 2022 Kids'' Handbook. This fun-packed guide delivers a wealth of football information in a compact and colourful format ideal for popping into a child''s rucksack. Combining its winning mix of facts about the star players and tournament history with on-the-page puzzles and quizzes, this official book is guaranteed to appeal to young football fans who want to be entertained and well informed.Endorsement by UEFA guarantees the high quality of book, making it an ideal gift for young football fans tuning into the top football tournament in the summer of 2022.

Read more less