Football School Season 2: Where Football Explains the World
$21.13
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2018
Summary
The second book in the groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through football.
This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads - and it’s all about football.
What is a vomitory? When do footballers wee? Where do goalkeepers let in chickens? When did women start playing football? You’ll find the answers to these questions and more in chapters on subjects such as bio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781406379211 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1406379212 |
| Author: | Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton, Spike Gerrell |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Football School |
| Audience Age: | 7-12 |
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Critics Review
“Innovative, entertaining […]” * The Bookseller * “Packed with even more amazing football facts, cartoons, jokes and real-life stories to intrigue and entertain.” * The Week Junior * “We love this book series!” * Match of the Day Weekly * “The hilarious follow-up to the first Football School book I packed with even more amazing football facts, cartoons, jokes and real-life stories to intrigue and entertain.” * The Week Junior * “A mix of cheeky text and fun cartoons […] Perfect for getting kids to not just pick up a book but get hooked on subjects the might find a bore in class.” * The Irish Sun *
Alex Bellos
Alex Bellos writes about maths for the Guardian and is the author of two works of popular science, Alex’s Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass as well as the mathematical colouring book Snowflake Seashell Star. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pele’s bestselling autobiography. He lives in West London.
Ben Lyttleton is a journalist, broadcaster and football consultant. He is the author of Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and his football articles have been published in over 20 countries. He is a director of Soccernomics, a football consultancy that helps teams improve their performance. He lives in North London.
Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his “spiky-nosed” illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian. Spike lives in North London.
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