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Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World

Alex Bellos author Ben Lyttleton author Spike Gerrell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:6th Aug '20

Should be back in stock very soon

Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World cover

Football School Season 4 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! Discover when robots play football, where the highest ever football match took place, how referees keep time in matches and what llamas and professional footballers have in common. With hilarious illustrations throughout and laugh-out-loud gags, this is the perfect book for football-mad children everywhere.

“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!

It’s a genius format that makes everything accessible and interesting, whether you really love football or not – it’s just a common pitch to spread everything across. The cartoon illustrations are silly and also keep the pages looking lively and inviting to reluctant readers. * BookTrust *

  • Short-listed for Sports Book Award 2020 (UK)

ISBN: 9781406392937

Dimensions: 218mm x 135mm x 14mm

Weight: 190g

208 pages