Trailblazer by Elizabeth Dale

Trailblazer by Elizabeth Dale

The inspiring, illustrated, true story of Lily Parr, an early star of women's soccer. Discover the truth about one of soccer's iconic women!

Lily loved playing football and she was very good at it. But there were some that didn't think women should play!

With one of the most powerful kicks in soccer, young Lily Parr is becoming a soccer star. Until in 1921, when the Football Association in England bans women's soccer--a decision that will affect future generations! Will Lily and her team be able to overcome this hurdle, or will they have to give up doing what they love?

Trailblazer is based on the life of Lily Parr, one of the most famous female soccer players of all time. Parr eventually came to the US and even played against men's teams. Parr together with her teammates battled adversity to keep women's soccer alive.

Trailblazer is an important addition to any young soccer fan's bookshelf. The text explores the challenges facing women's sport in an age appropriate way. Suitable for 4 - 7 year olds.

Elizabeth Dale studied physics and worked for many years in the health service. After her three daughters were born, she was re-introduced to children's books. Elizabeth lives in rural West Sussex. She has had over 1600 stories (teenage and adult) published all over the world, and has children's books published for Bloomsbury, Egmont, Andersen, Simon and Schuster and others.ERIKA PAL was born in Budapest. She worked in an animation film studio, before relocating to the UK with a dream of becoming a freelance illustrator. During her Animation and Illustration degree at London's Kingston University, she was twice highly commended for the Macmillan Prize, and won the national competition for Booktrust's Big Picture logo. After graduation, her first picture book, Azad's Camel was published by Frances Lincoln, followed by I See the Moon and Little Lion. Erika currently lives in London and her other interests are printmaking and experimental animation.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781848866454
ISBN 10	1848866453
Title	Trailblazer
Author	Elizabeth Dale
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Maverick Arts
Year published	2020-08-04
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.