Soccer School Season 1: Where Soccer Explains (rules) the World
Candlewick Press · Paperback · March 26, 2019
At Soccer School, every lesson revolves around one thing: soccer!
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- Who it’s for
- Soccer becomes a lively lens on math, geography, biology, and the oddities of the game.
- Themes
- Soccer as a lens on academic subjects, Science and unusual soccer trivia
- Genres
- Soccer, Science & Nature, Q&A & Facts
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Start with this bookAbout this book
At Soccer School, every lesson revolves around one thing: soccer! Coaches (and authors) Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton cleverly use the lens of soccer to immerse kids in math, geography, biology, and more. Loaded with awesome true stories and science, the first book in the Soccer School series is illustrated throughout with cartoons that will have young soccer fans laughing out loud.
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Quizzes at the end of each chapter keep readers on their toes as they learn some truly weird trivia, like the hidden meaning behind a team’s uniform colors, how you might play soccer on Mars, or even the most opportune time for players to go to the bathroom. Entertaining and informative, this book is sure to score a goal with soccer fanatics everywhere (when they’re not on the field, of course).
Soccer, Explained
Soccer becomes a lively lens on math, geography, biology, and the oddities of the game.
Come here for
- True stories and science spun from soccer
- Weird trivia, cartoons, and chapter-end quizzes
Expect
- Lessons that connect the pitch to subjects beyond sport
- A playful, informative read for young soccer fans
Where it sits
| Soccer | 99% |
|---|---|
| Science & Nature | 39% |
| Q&A & Facts | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cartoons & Strips
- Science & Nature
- Soccer
- Authors
- Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- March 26, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Soccer as a lens on academic subjects · Science and unusual soccer trivia
- Reading lane
- Cartoons & Strips