Football School Season 2: Where Football Explains the World
Alex Bellos author Ben Lyttleton author Spike Gerrell illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
Published:31st Aug '17
Should be back in stock very soon
The second book in the groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through football.This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads - and it's all about football. What is a vomitory? When do footballers wee? Where do goalkeepers let in chickens? When did women start playing football? You'll find the answers to these questions and more in chapters on subjects such as biology, maths and history. Illustrated throughout with hilarious cartoons and filled with laugh-out-loud gags this is the perfect book for any boy or girl who loves football.
"Innovative, entertaining [...]" * The Bookseller * "We love this book series!" * Match of the Day Weekly * "Packed with even more amazing football facts, cartoons, jokes and real-life stories to intrigue and entertain." * The Week Junior * "A mix of cheeky text and fun cartoons [...] Perfect for getting kids to not just pick up a book but get hooked on subjects the might find a bore in class." - The Irish Sun, 4 star review * The Irish Sun * "We love this book series!" * Match of the Day Weekly * "The hilarious follow-up to the first Football School book I packed with even more amazing football facts, cartoons, jokes and real-life stories to intrigue and entertain." * The Week Junior * "This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads - and it's all about football." * LoveReading *
- Short-listed for Hearst Big Book Awards 2018 (UK)
ISBN: 9781406367256
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm
Weight: 270g
208 pages