

Kids football story books series#
One of the things we’re excited about is Frankie’s Magic Football – a series of books written by the football legend Frank Lampard! The World Cup has arrived! And we’re getting truly in the spirit by looking at loads of cool football videos, books and stories. Now here’s a fun footy book for kids who prefer facts to fiction.

Fabulous Fantastic Footy Fun & Fact Book. A Boy Called Bob by Bob Murphy and Tony Wilson, Black Inc Books, RRP17.99. Soccer: A Nonfiction Companion to the Magic Tree House Merlin Mission 24 by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca. It’s best to start with book one – Boys United– but you can also read them out of order. This is a kid-friendly tale of how Western Bulldogs legend and all-round good guy Bob Murphy became an AFL footballer. Burnley let him interview players, parents and coaches at their academy, meaning that these books may well be the closest you can get to playing for a real under 12 football team!įootball fans will love this six-book series and even the most reluctant reader will race through the easy to read, exciting stories. Tom wanted to make the Football Academy as realistic as possible and approached Burnley FC to help him. Shop: The 24 best childrens football books Striking Out by Ian Wright and Musa Okwonga Scholastic.

The series is written by author Tom Palmer, a huge football fan and reading expert who has worked at The Reading Agency, Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust. Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids Sports Edition: Fascinating Tales to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers. Readers aged 7 and over will identify with the difficulties the young footballers face at school and at home, but more importantly, they will love the exciting descriptions of the highs and lows of playing football at the top. Inspirational Sports Stories for Young Readers: How 12 World-Class Athletes Overcame Challenges and Rose to the Top. LANGUAGE FIFA Womens World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023 : Kids Handbook - Emily Stead The Flip Out : Sam Kerr - Kicking Goals: Book 1 - Sam Kerr Zlatan. Even the joy of being at the prestigious football academy does not make the players’ struggles growing up any easier to deal with. This exciting and sentimental story is the top-selling children's book about football on Amazon.

Success comes with risk and a high price in this thrilling standalone football novel from New York. Football Academy is an exciting series of books about a Premier League under-twelve side and the lives of the young players. Capstone Press sells a hardcover copy of this 32-page book for under 20. Buy a cheap copy of Football Hero book by Tim Green. It differs from other football stories in that as well as taking a humorous look at football fanatics, this story. The story is much-loved for its humorous and realistic look at life in a family who love football as seen through the eyes of a small boy. James is the son of an England international player, but the pressure of his dad’s reputation can be too much. Published in 2014 Goodnight Football gives the youngest fans a story about watching a live football game with family, then dreaming about it when it's all over. Football Crazy is one of two football stories written originally for RTE Radio. Ryan is the team captain, so why does he bully his team-mates? Yunis is the team’s star player, but his dad wants him to give up the game and focus on his schoolwork. However, even for football stars, school life is not easy. Each book follows a junior footballer living his dream, playing at United FC’s football academy. Football Academy is an exciting series of books about a Premier League under-twelve side and the lives of the young players.
