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Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World
By (Author) Alex Bellos
By (author) Ben Lyttleton
Illustrated by Spike Gerrell
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
7th October 2020
6th August 2020
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
796.334
Short-listed for Sports Book Award 2020 (UK)
Paperback
208
Width 135mm, Height 218mm, Spine 14mm
190g
Football School Season 4 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! Discover when robots play football, where the highest ever football match took place, how referees keep time in matches and what llamas and professional footballers have in common. With hilarious illustrations throughout and laugh-out-loud gags, this is the perfect book for football-mad children everywhere.
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Intelligent, inspiring, funny Head of Education, Premier League
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Its a genius format that makes everything accessible and interesting, whether you really love football or not its just a common pitch to spread everything across. The cartoon illustrations are silly and also keep the pages looking lively and inviting to reluctant readers. * BookTrust *
Alex Bellos writes about maths and puzzles for the Guardian and is the bestselling author of Alexs 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 Pels 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.