Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World by Alex Bellos

Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World by Alex Bellos

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 acrossThe cartoon illustrations are silly and also keep the pages looking lively and inviting to reluctant readers. * BookTrust *

Alex Bellos writes about maths and puzzles for the Guardian and is the bestselling author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass, as well as two mathematical colouring books. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pelé’s bestselling autobiography. He lives in West London.

Ben Lyttleton is a journalist, broadcaster and football consultant. He is the author of Edge and Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and his football articles have been published in over 20 countries. He is a director of Soccernomics, a football consultancy that helps teams improve their performance. He lives in North London.

Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian. Spike lives in North London.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781406379570
ISBN 10	1406379573
Title	Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World
Author	Alex Bellos
Series	Football School
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2019-09-05
Number of pages	208
Prizes	Short-listed for Sports Book Award 2020 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.