Robbie and Ryan Play Indoor Soccer (Weekend Soccer) (A Robbie Reader) [Library Binding]

Rebecca Thatcher Murcia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2005 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: A Robbie Reader

Robbie and Ryan Play Indoor Soccer tells the story of two fourth grade friends who play on the same soccer team. Narrated by Robbie, the story will feel familiar to the millions of elementary school children who play in a youth soccer league. Robbie leads the reader on an indoor soccer adventure as his team wins the league championship for the second year in a row. Illustrated with actual photographs from Kirkwood Delaware soccer club, the story is sure to delight young soccer lovers everywhere.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4–Murcia follows the story of two boys playing the sport, emphasizing the difference in skills and rules due to the nature of indoor soccer. The courts often have fake grass, which is a faster surface than its outdoor counterpart, and the ball is permitted to ricochet off the surrounding walls and still be in bounds. Despite several tip boxes, some of the explanations are not very clear. Some pages are dense with black text; others have photos, but they do little to explain the play. Even though it is difficult to find books on indoor soccer for this audience, this treatment does not elucidate the topic well.–Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
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About the Author

Rebecca Thatcher Murcia is a multi-talented author and soccer coach. She coaches her son's soccer team in Akron, Pennsylvania. She has written several books for children, including biographies on Freddy Adu, David Beckham, Dolores Huerta, and Americo Paredes, all for Mitchell Lane.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers (September 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584154144
• ISBN-13: 978-1584154143
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,721,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1986. I worked at the Springfield (Mass.) Union-News and Sunday Republican, the Brownsville Herald and the Austin American-Statesman during a long career in daily journalism. My dear husband, Saul Murcia, died of cancer in 2005. Now I live in Akron, Penn., with my two sons.