As the first British player to score a goal in European club competition in 1955, Hibs hero Eddie Turnbull holds a unique place in footballing history.
Do you still curse yourself over the day you met your hero; when instead of asking him the one question that's been nagging you for years, you couldn't utter a word because you were suddenly (and uncharacteristically) struck dumb?
'There is much humour here, much of the deadpan and the rapturous' Time OutRoddy Doyle's account of the Republic of Ireland's triumphant journey through Italia '90 is just one of the many first-class pieces in this anthology of original football writing.
Book Features:* Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5, Guided Reading Level S, Lexile 810L* 32 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches* Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures* Includes sports-related vocabulary and review activities* Reading/teaching tips and index includedLife Of A Champion: In Women in Sports: Megan Rapinoe, your 3rd through 5th grade reader will learn about the persistence, passion, and courage it took Rapinoe to become a two-time Women's World Cup Soccer champion and Olympic gold medalist.
Book Features:* Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5, Guided Reading Level S, Lexile 810L * 32 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches* Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures* Includes sports-related vocabulary and review activities* Reading/teaching tips and index includedLife Of A Champion: In Women in Sports: Megan Rapinoe, your 3rd through 5th grade reader will learn about the persistence, passion, and courage it took Rapinoe to become a two-time Women's World Cup Soccer champion and Olympic gold medalist.
HIGH-INTEREST, LOW-LEVEL: Reluctant readers will be engaged from beginning to end as they explore the responsibilities and skills of the power forward in this 32-page nonfiction book.
HIGH-INTEREST, LOW-LEVEL: Reluctant readers will be engaged from beginning to end as they explore the responsibilities and skills of the soccer goalie in this 32-page nonfiction book.
Sports Rhymes of Soccer features five poems about the following subjects: the historic heroes of the FIFA World Cup; the two FIFA Players of the 20th Century, Pele and Diego Maradona; the connections between basketball and soccer; and the recent success of the United States Women's National Team in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games.
Ladyballer (lay-DEE-bawl-er) (noun): A rare breed of awesome female athlete with an incredible passion for the game, a wardrobe consisting of tournament t-shirts, and an appetite fit for a hippopotamus.
Ladyballer (lay-DEE-bawl-er) (noun): A rare breed of awesome female athlete with an incredible passion for the game, a wardrobe consisting of tournament t-shirts, and an appetite fit for a hippopotamus.
