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Football School Season 3: Where Football Explains the World

Alex Bellos author Ben Lyttleton author Spike Gerrell illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:6th Sep '18

Should be back in stock very soon

Football School Season 3: Where Football Explains the World cover

Football School Season 3 is part of the bestselling Football School series, which teaches you about the world through football, packed with superstar stories, fun facts and laugh-out-loud illustrations. Perfect for readers 7+ and recommended by the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust, the Premier League and parents and teachers.

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. Learn the maths behind the coin toss, how a good night's sleep helps you perform better on the pitch, the history of trophies, the biology of the foot and about animal mascots from around the world. 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.

“We love this book series!” Match of the Day Weekly

“Intelligent, inspiring, funny” Head of Education, Premier League


Collect the series!

Football School Season 1­–4
Star Players
Epic Heroes
Football School Terrific Teams
20 Fantastic Football Stories
The Amazing Quiz Book
The Incredible Joke Book
The Ultimate Puzzle Book
The Greatest Ever Quiz Book – out in 2022!

“Top of the league reading!” * Andrea Reece, LoveReading *
“I was so pleased when this book landed on my doorstep… I'm sure you will learn lots of new things!” * Toppsta reviewer *
“A super book for all football fans, full of fascinating facts and figures and world-wide information.” * Parents in Touch *

ISBN: 9781406379563

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 12mm

Weight: 241g

176 pages