Illus. in full color. In a perceptive tale of friendship and sports, Sam's visiting Mexican cousin overcomes the language barrier by teaching soccer to his new friends.
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Grade 2-3 When Sam's cousin from Mexico comes to spend a year with Sam and his family, he teaches Sam's second-grade classmates how to play soccer. Marzollo successfully combines basic soccer terminology and story into this easy-to-read book. Sentence structure is short, yet the vocabulary is conversationally modern (``This is awesome!''). Marzollo even introduces some beginning Spanish terms through cousin Marco. Sims keeps the action moving with her colorful scenes of students bouncing the soccer ball off their head and passing it. This will be a welcome addition to easy-to-read section along with Hoff's Soft Skull Sam (HBJ, 1981; o.p.). Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, Va.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"The story line is brisk, and the lively drawings are effective. An entertaining light read with simple sentences and lots of appeal: the bicultural element adds a nice touch."--Booklist.
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A great book that anyone to enjoy,
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This review is from: Soccer Sam (Step into Reading, Step 4) (Paperback)
I first read this book, when I was in the second grade. I was having trouble reading. I loved this book so much that I read over and over and eventually I became a strong reader. This is a great book that anyone who likes soccer will love. I am now in the sixth grade, love reading, and this is still one of my favorites. My favorite part of the book has always been when the second graders scrimmage the third graders. If you would like to find out who won, you should read this superlative book, Soccer Sam.
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I got this book along with several other step-4 books for my 6 year old son. He really enjoyed them especially since they seemed relevant to his life. He plays soccer and enjoyed reading the books and looking at the pictures. These books are well structured and provide kids with engaging stories at a level that pushes them to learn new words while also learning about social situations. I highly recommend these books to any beginning reader.
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Fun to read,
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Whenever my daughter sees someone hold a soccer with hands, she will say "NO HANDS!"
:) It's a fun book to read... we enjoy it!
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First Sentence:
The plane from Mexico was landing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soccer Sammee New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The plane from Mexico was landing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soccer Sammee New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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