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OverviewThe story of the ultimate footballer,” Cristiano Ronaldo. Covers the star's youth in Madeira, his nicknames, his record with Manchester United, and includes a list of the numerous awards he has received. Updated throughout with stats from the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Illugi Jökulsson , IllugiPublisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Artabras Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 21.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.496kg ISBN: 9780789212269ISBN 10: 0789212269 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 05 March 2015 Recommended Age: From 7 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsRONALDO Table of Contents Portugal's Beacon of Hope...8 The Ultimate Player...10 Where Does He Come From?...12 CR's Birthday...14 Three Ronaldos!...16 The Beginning in Portugal...18 Manchester, England!...20 How Tall Is He?...22 Favorites...24 United and Ronaldo...26 Triumphs and Tribulations...28 Playing for United...30 Family Man...32 Eusebio Charms Everyone...34 The Golden Generation...36 Team Captain of Portugal...38 To Real Madrid...40 Spanish Champion...42 Ronaldo and Real...44 Best Player in the World...46 Handsome!...48 Serious Car Lover!...50 10 Facts...52 The Team Captain Takes the Lead...54 The Way to Brazil...56 What's Next?...58 Learn More! / Glossary...60 The Ronaldo Board Game...62ReviewsPraise for the World Soccer Legends Series: These books address a largely unfilled niche: short, highly readable biographies of contemporary soccer stars. The texts are printed over and around voluminous, richly printed photographs and include many pages of scoring statistics and league standings. -- School Library Journal These books are a terrific soccer resource for kids! They combine the best of world soccer along with history, geography and a glimpse at what it's like growing up as a young soccer player in another country. Soccer is truly a global language and these books help American kids speak it fluently. What a great opportunity for young soccer players to learn about their heroes and the legendary clubs of the world. These books are engaging and fun! --Lynn Berling-Manuel, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) These books in the World Soccer Legends [series], newly translated into English, will appeal mainly to young hardcore soccer fans. Such readers cannot get enough of the action photographs, copious statistics, and player profiles that fill the books. -- Booklist Praise for the World Soccer Legends Series: These books address a largely unfilled niche: short, highly readable biographies of contemporary soccer stars. The texts are printed over and around voluminous, richly printed photographs and include many pages of scoring statistics and league standings. -- School Library Journal These books are a terrific soccer resource for kids! They combine the best of world soccer along with history, geography and a glimpse at what it's like growing up as a young soccer player in another country. Soccer is truly a global language and these books help American kids speak it fluently. What a great opportunity for young soccer players to learn about their heroes and the legendary clubs of the world. These books are engaging and fun! --Lynn Berling-Manuel, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) These books in the World Soccer Legends [series], newly translated into English, will appeal mainly to young hardcore soccer fans. Such readers cannot get enough of the action photographs, copious statistics, and player profiles that fill the books. -- Booklist Author InformationIllugi Jokulsson is a journalist, editor, and author based in Iceland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |