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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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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.
Read On
by Steve Barlow and Steve SkidmoreIt's not easy supporting the bottom team in the football league . My team, Mudchester United have been drawn against Kingston FC in the FA Cup! Kingston won the Premier League last year. Their team is stuffed full of famous players from all over the world. This will be the biggest game ever in Mudchester's history. Alex Beasley is a football fanatic. He dreams that one day his favourite team will play at Wembley in the FA Cup final. Sadly, this is not likely to happen, because the team he supports is Mudchester United, the worst club in the Football League. Could this season be different? When Mudchester are drawn against a premiership side in the FA Cup, could they turn out to be this year's giant killers? Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3b to Level 3a in reading. Support comprehension with the funny, age-appropriate illustrations. Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book. Suitable for Key Stage 3 students with a reading age of 9 years.
Football Jokes
by Macmillan Children's BooksPerfect for football fans who like a good giggle, Football Jokes is filled with hundreds of the most hilarious football jokes around! With funny illustrations by Jane Eccles, young footie fanatics will be laughing through those all-important World Cup games, Premier League matches and European Cup finals.When is a footballer like a baby?When he dribbles.Who's in goal when the ghost team plays football?The ghoulie, of courseWhy is a football crowd learning to sing like a person opening a tin of sardines?They both have trouble with the key.How can a footballer stop his nose running?Put out a foot and trip it up.
Football Fever
by Tony BradmanTenn Top-Scoring Soccer StoriesTake a grandstand seat for some great soccer action:- a barefoot boy who beats the odds and amazes everyone with his stunning skills;- a goalie called Titch, who proves height isn't everything when it comes to saving goals;- the one and only Harry Jackson, determined to be the best referee ever. Tony Bradman has collected ten brand-new, action-packed tales for this terrific collection of never-before-published football stories from a team of top children's authors such as Rob Childs, Nick Warburton, and Geraldine McCaughrean. All the fun, the drama, the action and excitement of the football field is here, so kick off inot the world of football fever!
Football Fever 2
by Tony BradmanTen top-of-the-league soccer stories. Meet Craig, who takes advice from a phantom footballer to help his team on a goal-scoring run in the league championship; Dave, an inexperienced goalie who has to make split-second decisions in a penalty shoot-out; Olly, a top striker, who invents new team tactics just before the Cup semi-finals; and a whole squad of other talented young players - goalies, defenders, midfielders and strikers.Celebrate the goals, applaud the great saves and hold your breath for those edge-of-the-seat matchplay moments in this collection of never before published soccer stories from a team of top authors including Rob Childs, Narinder Dhami and Paul Stewart.
Football Fever 3
by Tony BradmanPep times his move with instinctive perfection. Suddenly, he's back on the ball, and the defenders realize (too late, because they're committed now) that he never really left: it was all an illusion. And then he's over the ball, collecting it with his right instep, to banana it over the heads of both defenders, and way beyond the reach of the late-diving keeper...Football Fever 3 contains ten brand new soccer stories from a team of top authors including Rob Childs, Narinder Dhami and Tony Bradman.As well as Pep, join the rest of the squad - midfielder Andy who has a chance to impress the soccer scouts, if only his father will allow him to play; Dekko, captain of the Hilljoy team, the roughest, toughest team to run out on to a football pitch, striker Jonno, who gets a brilliant idea of how to lift his team from bottom of the league, and many others.
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".
Steven Gerrard and Theo Walcott
by Rory CallanSteven Gerrard is a football superstar - a no-nonsense midfielder with an incredible goal-scoring record. He has shared the joy of winning and losing with both club and country. Now you can read Steven's sensational story, from his first club appearance to his World Cup performances, inside.Theo Walcott is one of the fastest midfielders in the league, with breathtaking pace. Now you can catch up with his rise through the ranks of club and country to first-team football."Football All-Stars is an essential read for every football fan!"
Fantastic Football Facts
by Nick CallowInprove your knowledge!Amaze your friends! Settly any pub argument!Fantastic Football Facts is packed full of facsinating feats, humorous anecdotes and entertaining trivia about the beautiful game.Featuring such topics as 'The Greatest Comebacks', 'Bizarre Injuries', 'Goal-scoring Feats', 'Classic Fantasy Xis' and many more. Fantastic Football facts is the essential book for any football fan.
¡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.
Studying Football
by Ellis Cashmore and Kevin DixonFootball is the most widely played, watched and studied sport in the world. It’s hard to develop a full understanding of the significance of sport in global society without understanding the significance of football. Studying Football is the first book designed specifically to guide and support the study of football on degree-level courses, across the full range of social-scientific perspectives. Written by a team of leading international football experts, and considering themes of globalization, corporatization and prejudice and discrimination throughout, it introduces key topics in football studies, including: media and celebrity identity, fandom and consumption gender violence racism corruption Every chapter includes up-to-date case study material, a ‘Research in Action’ section and features to aid student understanding and bring theory to life. Studying Football introduces all the key themes and facets of the social-scientific study of football, and is therefore an essential text for students on football studies courses and useful reading for any undergraduates studying the sociology of sport more generally.
The Big Football Collection
by Rob ChildsA terrific football treble from the master of soccer fiction. The Big Game: Keen young footballer Andrew Weston is sure that his skills in defence will help the school team win every match. Until he discovers who their first opponents are ... The Big Match:nbsp;A dream comes true for Chris Weston when he is picked to stand in for the school team's regular goalkeeper for a vital cup game. The Big Prize:nbsp;Chris Weston is going to be the mascot for the local football league club for their next F.A. Cup match! Then disaster strikes ...
The Big Football Collection
by Rob ChildsA terrific football treble from the master of soccer fiction. The Big Game: Keen young footballer Andrew Weston is sure that his skills in defence will help the school team win every match. Until he discovers who their first opponents are ... The Big Match:nbsp;A dream comes true for Chris Weston when he is picked to stand in for the school team's regular goalkeeper for a vital cup game. The Big Prize:nbsp;Chris Weston is going to be the mascot for the local football league club for their next F.A. Cup match! Then disaster strikes ...
The Big Football Frenzy
by Rob ChildsTHE BIG WINMidfielder Mark Towers has just struck lucky: his family has won the Lottery! But Chris Weston, captain of Danebridge School football team, wants a different kind of big win - on the football pitch...THE BIG FIXCan Danebridge beat their arch-rivals, Shenby, when the referee seems to be playing against them too?THE BIG FREEZEChris captains the team in an exciting triangular tournament - on an all-weather pitch!
The Big Football Treble
by Rob ChildsA hat-trick of football action!THE BIG BREAKAndrew Weston is off for four fabulous days of football - on a special coaching course at United's football ground! Can he impress the talent scouts?THE BIG CHANCEChris Weston, captain of Danebridge School football team, gives two new players a real chance to prove their skills. Can he help Jamie and Pud make the most of their big chance when they are picked to play in a vital match - the first round of the county cup competition?
Football Daft
by Rob ChildsBrain Draper is the butt of many jokes at school about his difficulties with reading, but Luke knows he's also a talented goal-scorer. Can Luke persuade his friend to pluck up his confidence and show everyone his skill on the pitch?Another football feast from today's best-known writer of soccer fiction.
Football Flukes
by Rob ChildsThe next in the successful soccer SOCCER MAD series sees Luke facing a tough challenge - can he prove that the Swifts' first-round victory in the cup wasn't simply a fluke?
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
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!
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
Fitter, Faster, Funnier Football
by Michael CoxFrom bizarre tales of triumph to incredible facts about footballers, this is an informative, interactive and hilarious guide to football - what it's all about and what made it what it is today. Packed with funny illustrations, inspirational ideas and amazing activities, this is a brilliant guide to football past and present.
Fitter, Faster, Funnier Football
by Michael CoxFrom bizarre tales of triumph to incredible facts about footballers, this is an informative, interactive and hilarious guide to football - what it's all about and what made it what it is today. Packed with funny illustrations, inspirational ideas and amazing activities, this is a brilliant guide to football past and present.
Street Sports: Street Football
by Paul Mason and Sarah EasonThe awesome creativity of street football is taking the world of urban street sports by storm - make sure it's on your radar! Look inside to find a real life story of a young, talented street footballer, a start story featuring a world class professional street footballing duo and a 5-minute interview with an expert in the street football scene. Are you on the radar?
Football Fanatic
by Ken FerrisThis is the book which landed the author in the Guinness Book of Records for his record-breaking 20,000-mile tour of every Football League Ground in England. The first edition was hugely successful and was listed by Sportspages Bookshop as one of the bestselling football books of the year. This new and enlarged edition features reports on all 93 grounds visited by the author and is a comprehensive and entertaining guide for every football fanatic.