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Soccer World: South Africa: Explore the World Through Soccer

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Terrific book for kids into soccer. Writing is intelligent and not dumbed down for kids. Teaches about different cultures through the point of view of sports, showing that we all have something in common.

Educational exercises with a social and moral bent, and lots of fun for sports and soccer fans. In fact even kids not into sports will get something fun and meaningful out of this. And parents reading it to kids will enjoy it too. Highly recommended for homes and schools, kids will love it!

My 4 year old son and his older sister love this book. I recommend it for parents with younger children whom are interested in soccer and learning other cultures.

for children to look through and spot the similarities that we all share as humans, using the most popular sport in the world as a medium. This book is beautifully illustrated, and walks the reader through the Country of South Africa, sharing a plethora of interesting facts, offering ideas for experiments, and giving the reader a chance to experience some of the culture with recipes and language examples. After watching the world cup, it was absolutely icing on the cake for me to personally learn even more about the rainbow nation, and made me feel even more connected to what was happening there. I would recommend this book to all ages, as the story itself has many great anecdotes for the youngsters, and the factoids and experiments can be fun for all!

My child loves the pictures, the stories, and the whole premise that Ethan connects with kids from all over the world through soccer. It doesn't really matter if your child plays soccer or not, the book is a gem. I can't get my child to put it down, always a good sign!

This is a thoughtfully writtehn, fun book that teaches culture, arts and geography through the eyes of a soccer play. This is a great gift idea for young elementary age children!!!

What a great book! Our 7 year old grandson just loved it. He is a soccer player, as is his Dad and they found it terrific fun to read through the book together and do the activities.

I am the acquisitions librarian for our library District. Where we live, soccer has just become popular over the past five years. Soccer World South Africa is an excellent addition to our collection. This is not a "how to play soccer" book - it is an easy to read book about South Africa with a soccer theme. The book contains art projects, history, recipes, animals, nature, vocabulary and more! The circulations are high and the book is well received by our patrons. It's a great book for soccer fanatics as well as readers interested in learning about other countries. I enthusiastically recommend this book not only for libraries - but to have at home as well. The projects alone make this an educational and fun read that the entire family can do together.

We liked this book series so much we have bought them for our County Library system. We also work with schools and orphanages in English speaking countries in Africa and have given them to children there! This is a great series!