World of Reading For the Love of Soccer!
Level 2
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2020
Summary
What does the world’s greatest soccer player love about the game? The same things that you and I do! Speed, teamwork, dribbling, passing, taking your best shot–and making a G-O-O-A-A-A-L!
Join Pele, world champion soccer star, as he celebrates the kick and thrill of his favorite sport. Artist Frank Morrison sets up the play with two dynamic visual stories: Pele’s inspiring rise to fame, and a young fan’s efforts to follow in his hero’s speedy footsteps. Together, words and pictures de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781368056335 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1368056334 |
| Author: | Frank Morrison, Pelé |
| Publisher: | Disney Book Publishing Inc. |
| Imprint: | Disney Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 150mm x 4mm |
| Series: | World of Reading |
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Critics Review
“Exuberant.”– Booklist
Praise for the picture book edition of For the Love of Soccer!
“New soccer fans will welcome this addition.”–School Library Journal
“The legendary soccer player composes a stirring ode to his beloved sport. A must-share for soccer enthusiasts of any age.”–Kirkus Reviews
“This exuberant double introduction to the world’s most popular sport and to one of its most enduringly popular figures.”–Booklist
About The Author
Frank Morrison
Pele joined his first professional team at age 15, and went on to a dazzling career. He became the top scorer in the history of the Brazil national team, as well as the first player ever to win three World Cup medals. He also played for the New York Cosmos, and his charisma and grace on the field helped popularize soccer in America. Since his retirement in 1977, he has been an ambassador for soccer worldwide. This is his first book for children.
Frank Morrison is known for his energetic, fluid illustrations of dancers, musicians, and athletes. He is the illustrator of Out of the Ballpark by Alex Rodriguez and Queen of the Scene by Queen Latifah, and was awarded a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent for Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts, as well as a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and five children.
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