The Football School Encyclopedia

Name: The Football School Encyclopedia
Brand: Walker Books Ltd
SKU: 9781529507584
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Everything you want to know about football

By Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos

Series: Football School

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The Football School Encyclopedia by Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos offers young fans an engaging journey through the world of football. It combines fascinating facts, humour, and colourful illustrations to educate readers on the sport’s history, its greatest moments, legendary players, and intriguing tactics. Aimed at capturing the imagination of children, this encyclopedia serves as both an informative and entertaining guide to the beautiful game.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a young football enthusiast eager to learn all about the sport in a fun and educational way. It provides fascinating facts, trivia, and insights into the world of football, combining entertainment with learning. It's perfect for children who love engaging with both the history and quirky facts of their favourite game.

The Football School Encyclopedia

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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.

Series: Football School

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The Football School Encyclopedia

By Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos

Hardback

$35⁹⁹

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The Football School Encyclopedia by Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos is praised as an essential read for young football enthusiasts, praised for its engaging mix of facts, trivia, and quizzes. Accompanied by humorous illustrations from Spike Gerrell, it appeals to both children and adults, offering insightful content that captivates football fans of all ages. This vibrant encyclopaedia, part of a successful series, is celebrated for making the world of football engaging and educational.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529507584

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

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Illustrated by Spike Gerrell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 795g

Pages: 144

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Alex Bellos Ben Lyttleton Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Humour Series: Football School

About the Author

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.
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.

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.