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Football School Season 3: Where Football Explains the World

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Football School Season 3: Where Football Explains the World
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alex Bellos
By (author) Ben Lyttleton
Illustrated by Spike Gerrell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781406386400
ClassificationsDewey:796.334
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publication Date 7 March 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Football School Season 3 is part of the bestselling Football School series, which teaches you about the world through football, packed with superstar stories, fun facts and laugh-out-loud illustrations. Perfect for readers 7+ and recommended by the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust, the Premier League and parents and teachers. 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 colour are Cristiano Ronaldo's pyjamas? How many bones are there in the human foot? And why is that dodo alive and kicking? The third book in the bestselling series teaches children about history, maths, geography and biology through football, facts and fun. With side-splitting cartoons and multiple choice quizzes, this is the perfect book for anyone who loves football. "We love this book series!" Match of the Day Weekly "Intelligent, inspiring, funny" Head of Education, Premier League Collect the series! Football School Season 1 -4 Star Players Epic Heroes Football School Terrific Teams 20 Fantastic Football Stories The Amazing Quiz Book The Incredible Joke Book The Ultimate Puzzle Book The Greatest Ever Quiz Book - out in 2022!

Author Biography

Alex Bellos writes about maths and puzzles for the Guardian and is the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass, as well as two mathematical colouring books. 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 Edge and 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.

Reviews

"I was so pleased when this book landed on my doorstep... I'm sure you will learn lots of new things!" * Toppsta reviewer * "A super book for all football fans, full of fascinating facts and figures and world-wide information." * Parents in Touch *