Soccerverse
Poems About Soccer
Astra Publishing House · Print & ebook · June 4, 2019
The perfect gift for young soccer fans, this picture book features twenty-two imaginative poems that capture all aspects of the world's most popular sport.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively collection brings soccer’s many moods into poems that play with form and feeling.
- Themes
- Soccer and love of the game, Teamwork and friendship, Winning, losing, and sportsmanship
- Genres
- Poetry, Soccer Stories, Stories in Verse
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The perfect gift for young soccer fans, this picture book features twenty-two imaginative poems that capture all aspects of the world's most popular sport. From the coach who inspires players to fly like the wind, to the shin guard that begs to be donned, to soccer dreams that fill the night, Soccerverse celebrates soccer.
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Featuring a diverse cast of girls and boys, the poems in this collection cover winning, losing, teamwork, friendships, skills, good sportsmanship, and, most of all, love for the game. Elizabeth Steinglass cleverly incorporates thirteen different poetic forms throughout the book, defining each in a note at the end, and Edson Ikê's bold artwork is as creative as the poems are surprising.
Soccer in Verse
A lively collection brings soccer’s many moods into poems that play with form and feeling.
Come here for
- Soccer poems about teamwork, friendship, winning, losing, and love of the game
- Thirteen poetic forms, with notes explaining each
Expect
- Twenty-two imaginative poems featuring girls and boys
- Bold, creative artwork alongside surprising verse
Where it sits
| Soccer Stories | 86% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 50% |
| Stories in Verse | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry
- Soccer
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Elizabeth Steinglass
- Publisher
- Astra Publishing House
- Published
- June 4, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Soccer and love of the game · Teamwork and friendship · Winning, losing, and sportsmanship
- Reading lane
- Poetry