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Fantastic football!
Description: Football inspired resources - both accessible images and titles - both fiction and non fiction! Aimed at children and young people reading.
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Game Over!
by Frank LampardMagic meets football in this fun-filled series from legendary footballer Frank Lampard, for readers aged 5 and up.Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game - whether it's real or on-screen! When Frankie is injured just before a five-a-side tournament, he's worried his team will have to pull out. So, when the magic football brings Frankie's gaming avatar through into the real world, it seems like they've got a perfect substitute. But E-Frankie starts to cause lots of trouble on and off the pitch. What will it take to get him back into the game where he belongs? Have you discovered the rest of the series yet? Frankie and his team play football with pirates, dinosaurs, aliens and everything in between!
¡Golazo!
by Andreas Campomar'Striking . . . extraordinarily ambitious' JONATHAN WILSON, NEW STATESMAN'A compelling account of how football became a force in Latin America with an impact far beyond the pitch, helping forge national identity and fuelling regional rivalries' INDEPENDENT¡Golazo! recounts the story of Latin American football: the extravagantly talented players; pistol-toting referees; bloody coup d'états; breathtaking goals; invidious conspiracies; strikers with matinee idol looks and a taste for tango dancers; alcoholism; suicide and some of the most exhilarating teams ever to take the field.And yet it is gripping social history. Andreas Campomar shows how the sport that started as the eccentric pastime of a few expat cricket players has become a defining force, the architect of national identity and a reflection of the region's soul.Including not only the well-known heroes of 'the beautiful game', but also the numerous forgotten gems of Latin American football, ¡Golazo! is the extraordinary tale of how football came to define a continent.
Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend
by Francesca SimonHorrid Henry reads Perfect Peter's diary and improves it. He goes clothes shopping with Mum and tries to make her buy him some Rootatoot trainers. He is horrified when his old enemy Bossy Bill turns up at school. And he tries by any means, fair or foul, to win the class football match and defeat Moody Margaret.
Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend (PDF)
by Francesca SimonHorrid Henry reads Perfect Peter's diary and improves it. He goes clothes shopping with Mum and tries to make her buy him some Rootatoot trainers. He is horrified when his old enemy Bossy Bill turns up at school. And he tries by any means, fair or foul, to win the class football match and defeat Moody Margaret.
Hottest Shot
by Jonny ZuckerLeo's football skills are...well let's just say he's not his team's star player. But when he visits a football museum everything changes in a flash. He can talk to football superstars - and they help to coach him!In Hottest Shot, Leo is transported to Geoff Hurst's past where he is given shooting tips by the England World Cup winner himself! Leo has to learn fast, because before he's ready he has to help Geoff beat West Germany at the 1966 World Cup Final.A fantasy football tale from another dimension!This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children can't put down.
How To Watch Football
by Ruud GullitHow can one striker be better than three? Why do the best defenders never need to make a tackle? What's the secret of Tiki-taka?Welcome to Ruud Gullit's masterclass on how to 'read' a match.From his unrivalled perspective as player, manager and pundit, the Dutch football legend shows us everything to look for in a 90 minute match. From formations and tactical decisions to player qualities and pivotal moments, Ruud Gullit unveils the hidden patterns on the pitch.Packed with his acute insights, original observations and talking points, How to Watch Football will quite simply change the way you see the beautiful game.
Kaiser
by Rob Smyth1980s Rio de Janeiro.There’s only one king in this city and he’s got the mullet, swagger and fake ID to prove it.Introducing Carlos Henrique Raposo, known to all as KAISER.This guy’s got more front than Copacabana beach. He’s the most loveable of rogues with the most common of dreams: to become a professional footballer. And he isn’t about to let trivial details like talent and achievement stand in his way. . . not when he has so many other ways to get what he wants.In one of the most remarkable football stories ever told, Kaiser graduates from abandoned slumdog to star striker, dressing-room fixer, superstar party host and inexhaustible lover. And all without kicking a ball. He’s not just the king… he’s the Kaiser.
The Mammoth Football Quiz Book
by Nick HoltA truly mammoth football quiz book covering over twenty years of the Premier League and the entire history of the beautiful (and sometimes not so beautiful) game. All the major international tournaments are covered, as well as the full history of the domestic game, both recent and historical - even grandad can show off!Nick Holt has compiled a satisfyingly hefty and wonderfully challenging collection of 3,000 questions, arranged in quizzes of varying difficulty and subject matter covering the games that mattered, the personalities, the controversies, the goals and the glory. SAMPLE QUESTIONSIt wasn't until 2007 that a South American player scored a Premier League hat-trick; who scored three in a 5-3 derby win over Wigan Athletic in December that year?There have been some noticeably bad-tempered Merseyside derbies in the Premier League era; which Everton player saw red at Goodison Park in December 2005, and again in October, 2007?Which two uncapped overseas players were the captains of Manchester City and Portsmouth respectively for the 2004-05 season?Germany 1, England 5: Who let in five goals for the only time in his international career?Italia 90: Who was the unlikely scorer of the game's only goal when England beat Egypt 1-0 in a group match of bewildering tedium?Italia 90: Defeat by which country in their opening match cost Scotland a chance of progressing past the group stage for the first time?
Mammoth Mayhem
by Frank LampardFrankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game. And now that they have their magical football they're playing against teams they never imagined!When Frankie and his frineds go camping with their dads for Father's Day, the magic football transports them to the Stone Age. The team meet a boy whose dad has gone missing - and there's a woolly mammoth on the loose! Can Frankie and his team reunite father and son, and save their holiday from mammoth mayhem?
Meteor Madness
by Frank LampardFrankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game - especially in space!When Frankie and his friends climb into a broken Galaxy Quest ride, the shuttle sends them flying beyond the stars! Can Frankie and his team win a game against aliens, and save their new friends from a meteor? Frankie needs to win like never before!
Oxford Reading Tree, Level 15, TreeTops Fiction
by Rob ChildsBook band 14 dark blue. Oxford level 15. In Soccer Showdowns best mates Michael and Josh play together in their school's cup final on Saturday. But on Sunday - captaining rival teams in a crucial promotion battle - they have to put their friendship on hold. TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Alternate ISBN 9780199184309
Oxford Reading Tree, Stage 7, Fireflies
by Tony BradmanBrazilian footballer Pelé played in four World Cups, and scored over 1000 goals in his career. But life was not always easy for him. Find out how this amazing player truly earned his title, "The King of Football".
Oxford Reading Tree, Stage 7, Fireflies
by Tony BradmanBrazilian footballer Pelé played in four World Cups, and scored over 1000 goals in his career. But life was not always easy for him. Find out how this amazing player truly earned his title, "The King of Football".
Paralympic 5-a-side football (Large Print)
byThis page has three images on it: a player trying to stop an opponent passing the ball, two players trying to gain possession of the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a 5-a-side pitch. All players have sight problems and wear blindfolds. The ball makes a noise to help players locate it and sighted goalkeepers are allowed to shout instructions to players. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Player trying to stop an opponent passing the ball. - The image on the top left of the page shows two players and a football. The player to the left is facing to the right, his face in profile and his body twisted so it is facing you. He has his arms extended out to the left and right. One leg is going down the page and left, the other is reaching out to the right and almost touching the ball further right. On the right of the image, an opposing player is facing left with his face in profile and his body turned to face you. His arms reach out to the left and right. He has his foot to the right lifted up, ready to kick the ball and pass it to a teammate.Two players trying to gain possession of the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows two players and a football. On the left of the image, a player is seen from the side facing right. He has his arms stretched out to the left and right and he is supported on one leg, while his other leg extends out to the right trying to make contact with the ball above. The opposing player on the right of the image is facing left and seen from the side. With his arms stretched out to the left and right, he is running towards the other player to tackle him and try to take possession of the ball.Diagram of a 5-a-side football pitc: This diagram is on the right of the page. The two teams are represented by large dots and crosses. At the top of the image is a goal shown as a small rectangle. Down the page from this is the penalty area and penalty spot. Going across horizontally in the centre of the image, is the halfway line, with the centre spot and centre circle in the middle. The layout in the top of the diagram is mirrored in the bottom. The playing area is 140 feet x 85 feet. The two teams, dots and crosses, have adopted different playing positions. Apart from the last man's in defence near the goal, many teams do not have fixed roles for players. This allows a more fluid game with players reacting to the game as it progresses.
Paralympic 5-a-side football (UEB Contracted)
byThis page has three images on it: a player trying to stop an opponent passing the ball, two players trying to gain possession of the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a 5-a-side pitch. All players have sight problems and wear blindfolds. The ball makes a noise to help players locate it and sighted goalkeepers are allowed to shout instructions to players. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Player trying to stop an opponent passing the ball. - The image on the top left of the page shows two players and a football. The player to the left is facing to the right, his face in profile and his body twisted so it is facing you. He has his arms extended out to the left and right. One leg is going down the page and left, the other is reaching out to the right and almost touching the ball further right. On the right of the image, an opposing player is facing left with his face in profile and his body turned to face you. His arms reach out to the left and right. He has his foot to the right lifted up, ready to kick the ball and pass it to a teammate.Two players trying to gain possession of the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows two players and a football. On the left of the image, a player is seen from the side facing right. He has his arms stretched out to the left and right and he is supported on one leg, while his other leg extends out to the right trying to make contact with the ball above. The opposing player on the right of the image is facing left and seen from the side. With his arms stretched out to the left and right, he is running towards the other player to tackle him and try to take possession of the ball.Diagram of a 5-a-side football pitc: This diagram is on the right of the page. The two teams are represented by large dots and crosses. At the top of the image is a goal shown as a small rectangle. Down the page from this is the penalty area and penalty spot. Going across horizontally in the centre of the image, is the halfway line, with the centre spot and centre circle in the middle. The layout in the top of the diagram is mirrored in the bottom. The playing area is 140 feet x 85 feet. The two teams, dots and crosses, have adopted different playing positions. Apart from the last man's in defence near the goal, many teams do not have fixed roles for players. This allows a more fluid game with players reacting to the game as it progresses.
Paralympic 7-a-side football (Large Print)
byThis page has three images on it: a player trying win the ball from an opponent, a goalkeeper attempting to save a ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a 7-a-side pitch. Players have cerebral palsy or stroke damage of varying severity. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up.A player trying win the ball from an opponent - The image on the top left of the page shows two players and a ball. The player on the left of the image is seen from the side and facing right, so only one eye can be found. He has his arms stretched out to the left and right. He is running, and one leg extends straight to the left. On the right, his other leg is bent with the ball on the ground, just to the right of his foot. The player to the right of the image is seen from the side facing to the left so that only one eye can be found. He has his arms stretched out left and right. His leg to the left is controlling the ball to the left of his foot. To the right his other leg is bent to the right, ready to swing left and kick the ball away from his opponent.A goalkeeper attempting to save a ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a goalkeeper, a ball and part of the goal net. The goalkeeper has leapt towards the ball, which is in the top left of the image. He has his arms outstretched and his hands are near the ball, ready to catch it. The rest of the keepers body extends diagonally down across the page with both of his legs stretched out in the bottom right of the image. The square grid of the goal net can be found filling the remainder of the image border.Diagram of 7-a-side football pitch - This diagram on the right of the page shows the football pitch and seven members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The pitch is 40 metres wide by 60 metres long. At the top centre of the page there is a small rectangle representing a goal. Down the page from this are the goal area with a goalkeeper, and the penalty area with the penalty spot. Down again is the penalty arc; all players must stay outside of this area when a penalty is being taken. Further down the page are the centre circle, the centre spot, and the centre line going across the image horizontally. At the bottom of the image is the opposing team's goal and penalty area.
Paralympic 7-a-side football (UEB Contracted)
byThis page has three images on it: a player trying win the ball from an opponent, a goalkeeper attempting to save a ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a 7-a-side pitch. Players have cerebral palsy or stroke damage of varying severity. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up.A player trying win the ball from an opponent - The image on the top left of the page shows two players and a ball. The player on the left of the image is seen from the side and facing right, so only one eye can be found. He has his arms stretched out to the left and right. He is running, and one leg extends straight to the left. On the right, his other leg is bent with the ball on the ground, just to the right of his foot. The player to the right of the image is seen from the side facing to the left so that only one eye can be found. He has his arms stretched out left and right. His leg to the left is controlling the ball to the left of his foot. To the right his other leg is bent to the right, ready to swing left and kick the ball away from his opponent.A goalkeeper attempting to save a ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a goalkeeper, a ball and part of the goal net. The goalkeeper has leapt towards the ball, which is in the top left of the image. He has his arms outstretched and his hands are near the ball, ready to catch it. The rest of the keepers body extends diagonally down across the page with both of his legs stretched out in the bottom right of the image. The square grid of the goal net can be found filling the remainder of the image border.Diagram of 7-a-side football pitch - This diagram on the right of the page shows the football pitch and seven members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The pitch is 40 metres wide by 60 metres long. At the top centre of the page there is a small rectangle representing a goal. Down the page from this are the goal area with a goalkeeper, and the penalty area with the penalty spot. Down again is the penalty arc; all players must stay outside of this area when a penalty is being taken. Further down the page are the centre circle, the centre spot, and the centre line going across the image horizontally. At the bottom of the image is the opposing team's goal and penalty area.
Paralympic 7-a-side football (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis page has three images on it: a player trying win the ball from an opponent, a goalkeeper attempting to save a ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a 7-a-side pitch. Players have cerebral palsy or stroke damage of varying severity. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up.A player trying win the ball from an opponent - The image on the top left of the page shows two players and a ball. The player on the left of the image is seen from the side and facing right, so only one eye can be found. He has his arms stretched out to the left and right. He is running, and one leg extends straight to the left. On the right, his other leg is bent with the ball on the ground, just to the right of his foot. The player to the right of the image is seen from the side facing to the left so that only one eye can be found. He has his arms stretched out left and right. His leg to the left is controlling the ball to the left of his foot. To the right his other leg is bent to the right, ready to swing left and kick the ball away from his opponent.A goalkeeper attempting to save a ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a goalkeeper, a ball and part of the goal net. The goalkeeper has leapt towards the ball, which is in the top left of the image. He has his arms outstretched and his hands are near the ball, ready to catch it. The rest of the keepers body extends diagonally down across the page with both of his legs stretched out in the bottom right of the image. The square grid of the goal net can be found filling the remainder of the image border.Diagram of 7-a-side football pitch - This diagram on the right of the page shows the football pitch and seven members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The pitch is 40 metres wide by 60 metres long. At the top centre of the page there is a small rectangle representing a goal. Down the page from this are the goal area with a goalkeeper, and the penalty area with the penalty spot. Down again is the penalty arc; all players must stay outside of this area when a penalty is being taken. Further down the page are the centre circle, the centre spot, and the centre line going across the image horizontally. At the bottom of the image is the opposing team's goal and penalty area.
Passing and Dribbling
by James NixonLearn how to keep possession of the ball and become a midfield maestro. The books shows you how to improve skills, such as ball control, long passing, team play, dribbling tricks and much more!The Football File series shows you how to master the beautiful game. Each book has tips for training and playing, as well as an introduction to some of the stars of the sport.
Peppa Pig
by Mark Baker and Neville AstleyPeppa Plays Football is a colourful storybook based on the award-winning television series Peppa Pig.Peppa Pig and Suzy Sheep like playing tennis, but when all their friends arrive and they don't have enough racquets Daddy Dog suggests they play football instead. But what will happen when they decide to play girls against boys? Find out in this delightful piggy tale.The Peppa Pig range of books are fun, interactive and educational, ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Pig Little Library, Dentist Trip, Peppa's First Glasses, Peppa Goes Camping and many more.
Peter Rabbit Animation
by Beatrix PotterEveryone has gone football crazy! It's rabbits versus squirrels. But surely squirrels can't play football, can they...? Peter Rabbit and his friends have hit the screen on CBeebies and everybody wants to join Peter Rabbit's club! So much more than a story - study the map, enjoy the adventure then complete Peter's special skill challenge.
Phantom Football
by Rob ChildsWho is the mysterious player turning up to practise with the Bradgate School football squad? Flying down the wing, ghosting past defenders, the red-headed newcomer seems to have the magic touch that can win games. But why can't the team's shooting star play away from home? A gripping tale of soccer and the supernatural from football maestro, Rob Childs
Phantom Football
by Rob ChildsA spooky footballing tale!Tom is bored on the family holiday by the seaside - until he meets Leo, a mysterious barefoot boy who invites Tom to take part in a six-a-side soccer tournament on the beach.The rest of the team are dead weird too. Even stranger, not one of them has a shadow in the sun!
Playfair Football Annual 2011-2012
by Glenda Rollin and Jack RollinThe factual, concise and first-choice guide for the real fan. Now in its 64th year, PLAYFAIR FOOTBALL ANNUAL includes all the Champions League and Europa League details; a compact directory for English and Scottish clubs; English and Scottish league and cup match results; and stats on how English league clubs have fared over the last 25 years. A pocket-size treat - this is the ideal book to take to matches and settle arguments before, during and after!
Rapid Stage 8 Set B
by Alison HawesRapid Reading can treble the rate of reading progress. Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme