Overview
A fun and essential guide to the world of football and an incredible gift for young fans. Discover everything you've EVER wanted to know about football, from fascinating facts about your favourite players and clubs, to incredible international stats and terrific trivia. Packed with hilarious illustrations, this encyclopedia is anything but boring! Learn about all aspects of the game, including the positions, rules, mascots, nicknames, trophies and tournaments and laugh loads along the way. Brought to you by the bestselling creators of the Football School series, this book is a joyful celebration of the beautiful game.
Full Product Details
Author: Alex Bellos ,
Ben Lyttleton ,
Spike Gerrell
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 0.795kg
ISBN: 9781529507584
ISBN 10: 1529507588
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 05 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
If your children like football, there’s only one book they need. -- Emily Bearn * The Daily Telegraph * With brilliant illustrations from cartoonist Spike Gerrell, the Football School Encyclopedia is actually a joy for adults as well. There’s loads of stuff in there I didn’t know. Any fan of any age could pick it up and love it. -- Mike Ward * The Daily Star * The talented trio have scored another triumph with this fabulous football compendium […] Following eleven bestselling books in their Football School series, the dream team have done it again producing a definitive, comprehensive and hugely entertaining encyclopedia which stays true to their philosophy of trying to make sense of the world through football. * Lovereading4kids * The Football School Encyclopedia is a gift from the gods for any budding soccer scholar. Dive into this world of football wonder and celebrate the beautiful game like never before! * Preneur World * This book has lots of fun facts about footballers. Definitely a great book for kids who love football. I learned a lot from the book and I loved how colourful and easy to read it was. * Toppsta reviewer, age 11 *
Author Information
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 Pelé’s bestselling autobiography. 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. 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.
