The Football School Encyclopedia
Everything you want to know about football
Alex Bellos author Ben Lyttleton author Spike Gerrell illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
Published:5th Oct '23
Should be back in stock very soon
A fun and essential guide to the world of football and an incredible gift for young fans.
Discover everything you've EVER wanted to know about football, from fascinating facts about your favourite players and clubs, to incredible international stats and terrific trivia. Packed with hilarious illustrations, this encyclopedia is anything but boring! Learn about all aspects of the game, including the positions, rules, mascots, nicknames, trophies and tournaments and laugh loads along the way. Brought to you by the bestselling creators of the Football School series, this book is a joyful celebration of the beautiful game.
If your children like football, there’s only one book they need. -- Emily Bearn * The Daily Telegraph *
Full of facts, figures, quizzes and cartoons, this brilliant compendium has the answers to everything football fans could ever want to know about the beautiful game. * Sunday Express *
With brilliant illustrations from cartoonist Spike Gerrell, the Football School Encyclopedia is actually a joy for adults as well. There’s loads of stuff in there I didn’t know. Any fan of any age could pick it up and love it. -- Mike Ward * The Daily Star *
The talented trio have scored another triumph with this fabulous football compendium […] Following eleven bestselling books in their Football School series, the dream team have done it again producing a definitive, comprehensive and hugely entertaining encyclopedia which stays true to their philosophy of trying to make sense of the world through football. * Lovereading4kids *
Although aimed at youngsters aged over nine, both children and parents are guaranteed to get a kick out of this fun and fact-packed football school encyclopedia […] The Football School Encyclopedia is a colourful cornucopia of all things footie. So look no further if you want to discover everything you've ever wanted to know about football. Packed with amazing true stories, terrific trivia, brain-busting quizzes, eye popping colour and laugh-out-loud cartoons on every page, the encyclopedia enables youngsters to learn about all aspects of the game. * Lancashire Evening Post, syndicated in Blackpool Gazette, Burnley Express *
ISBN: 9781529507584
Dimensions: 290mm x 220mm x 10mm
Weight: 805g
144 pages