Talkin' Soccer
Talkin' Sports
The kit, the pitch, and the nutmeg are all as much a part of soccer as the ball and the goalie. In this fact-packed book, readers will strap on their cleats and jump onto the field to find out how to 'talk like a soccer player.' Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author.
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978-1-5038-3573-3
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$22.95 | |
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978-1-5038-3742-3
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$36.95 |
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Category | High Interest |
| Copyright | 2020 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | The Child's World |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Publication Date | 2020-01-01 |
| BISACS | JNF054050, JNF054010 |
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| Dewey | 796.334 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 8 x 9.5 |
| Lexile | 640 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Phonetics, Photo captions, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- Introduction
- Gear Up
- On the Field
- Playing the Game
- Stat City
- Soccer People
- Fun Stuff
- More Slang
- Glossary
- Find Out More
- Index and About the Author and Illustrator
Author: James Buckley Jr.
James Buckley, Jr., has written more than 60 sports books for young people, including more than a dozen on football, including Eyewitness Football, Eyewitness Super Bowl, and America's Greatest Game. The latter was a Library Journal Top 10 Sports Book for 1998. He has also written about baseball, hockey, soccer, the Olympics, and other sports. He was the editor of a children's magazine and was an editor and writer for Sports Illustrated and NFL Publishing. He is currently editorial director of the Shoreline Publishing Group, which is producing the new series The Child's World of the NFL.
