Time for some sport goodness! Today's read hits one of the most popular ones in the world...soccer. Or football, if you're not in the U.S.. This is another short read for the middle grade audience, but I'm betting those pages will be packed.
Get those vuvuzelas ready because it's time to visit the World Cup!
WORLD CUP CLOSE-UP
Men's Soccer on the Biggest Stage
by Kurt Waldendorf
Capstone Press
Middle Grade Nonfiction / Sports
32 pages
ages 8 to 11
COMING JANUARY 1st!!!
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and the World Cup is a dramatic tournament that pits the most elite teams against one another. Readers can explore a crash course on soccer’s biggest event. When did it start, and how has it changed over the years? How are teams from 215 nations whittled down to the final 48? Explore stadiums, meet players, and take a seat in front of the world’s greatest stage!
MY TIDBITS
Knowledge and soccer excitement meet to introduce readers to the origins and other information surrounding the World Cup.
Beginning with the first idea to form the World Cup, these pages take readers through some highlights of this famous competition, lead through the basics of how the competition works, and rounds it off with some player goodness and what the future might hold. It doesn't bog down but keeps the facts light and interesting. The bright and plentiful photos add visual context while bringing across the excitement of the competition vividly. The book is divided into several chapters for skimming ease and holds a short glossary at the end for more difficult terms.
These pages stay concentrated on the basics of the World Cup, making it ideal for readers who may not even know much about the competition. Those who follow the sport are also sure to find some interesting tidbits they didn't know before. At 32 pages, it's a short read, and even the text stays quick and concise. While some pages hold several paragraphs of information, these are written with ample spacing and a larger font to invite even younger readers in. The other pages hold only four or so short lines. So, this book is to the point. The vocabulary hits the lower end of the middle grade range nicely, but also works for younger readers, who are sure of their words. I'd recommend this one for a slightly younger range of 7 to 9.
It's a fun, quick dive for soccer fans and those who simply want to know a little more about the World Cup.
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