Soccer School Season 2: Where Soccer Explains (saves) the World
Candlewick Press · Paperback · September 10, 2019
Soccer School is back in session and ready to defend its goal: to explain the world through soccer.
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- Who it’s for
- Soccer opens onto subjects from history and language to design and psychology.
- Themes
- Learning through soccer, Soccer history and culture
- Genres
- Soccer, Q&A & Facts
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Soccer School is back in session and ready to defend its goal: to explain the world through soccer. Coaches Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton return with even more proof that soccer can be used to teach kids about pretty much anything. The second book in their funny, fascinating series is full of facts about the most popular sport in the world, from history to language, design to psychology. When did women begin playing soccer? Why do lefties have an advantage on the field?
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Which soccer stadium was built in the shape of a crocodile? Perfect for soccer players, fans, or just plain curious kids, this series is packed with information and amusement in equal measure. Goal!
Soccer’s Wider World
Soccer opens onto subjects from history and language to design and psychology.
Come here for
- Soccer facts spanning history, language, design, and psychology
- Questions about women’s soccer, left-footed players, and a crocodile-shaped stadium
Expect
- Facts about the world’s most popular sport
- The second book in the Soccer School series
Where it sits
| Soccer | 93% |
|---|---|
| Q&A & Facts | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cartoons & Strips
- Science & Nature
- Soccer
- Authors
- Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- September 10, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Learning through soccer · Soccer history and culture
- Reading lane
- Cartoons & Strips