Soccer (Composite Guide) (Z) (Composite Guides) [Library Binding]

John F. Wukovits (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Composite Guides

Traces the history of soccer, from its beginnings, to its first stars and championship games, to the notable players of today.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8-Librarians who have been looking for a good basic book to replace the dated photos in Robert Reynolds's Lacrosse Is for Me (Lerner, 1984; o.p.) will find it here. After giving a brief history of the sport and its connections to early Native Americans, the author compares the game before 1933 to present-day play, which combines "aspects of basketball, soccer, ice hockey, and football." Nicholson concludes with a chapter on the game's greatest players. The only other book to rival this choice is Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith's Lacrosse: The National Game of the Iroquois (Holiday, 1998), which has many colorful photos. Soccer, on the other hand, enters a field crowded with excellent books for beginners, including Lori Coleman's Fundamental Soccer (Lerner, 1995), Caroline Arnold's Soccer (Watts, 1991; o.p.), and Ivor Baddiel's Ultimate Soccer (DK, 1998). Wukovits's book is pedestrian in comparison to the many others available. Both books include black-and-white photos.
Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791047180
• ISBN-13: 978-0791047187
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,801,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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