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School Library Journal - 06/01/2014 Gr 1–4—Eye-catching photographs and straightforward text introduce soccer and showcase the accessibility and universality of the sport. The opening endpaper—a close-up image of well-worn soccer balls stowed in a net bag—sets the tone, conveying that this book is about real kids who play a much-loved game. Displayed on handsomely designed spreads, Vilela's vivid images capture the exuberance of young footballers representing an assortment of countries and cultures. For instance, a Brazilian boy performs a perfectly timed header, a smiling youngster dribbles in a field near England's Stonehenge, a teen sporting flip flops juggles a ball in Ghana, and two kids vie for ball possession in the streets of Iran. Photos of Tanzanian children playing with a sphere cleverly fashioned from wire and rags or barefoot youngsters in India kicking a ball in a dusty spot beneath a tree emphasize the fact soccer that can be enjoyed almost anywhere and does not require expensive equipment. Boxed soccer facts about each country are included, and an outline map showing their locations is appended. A rousing celebration of global diversity and the game that unites us all.—Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal - Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Bulletin for the Center... - 07/01/2014 It’s all about the pictures in this photographic global tour of kids playing soccer. Each opening features a full-page color image of children in action in a particular country, and on the opposite page, an inset box with a bit of national soccer trivia. Togo, for instance, highlights a half-dozen children kicking the ball in a “field” of sand, while the info insert notes that the world’s youngest person to play in a World Cup qualifier was a thirteen-year-old from Togo. In Nepal, a pair of uniformed schoolgirls lead the pack in front of an ancient religious landmark, and the fast fact involves a charity game between politicians and TV comedians that was attended by thousands of Nepalese. While the photo and sidebar will keep browsers entertained, the main text weighs down the effort with throw-away platitudes: “You can lose a game and still play your very best. And that is a kind of winning.” A world map is included, marked with each featured country and the date its first soccer team was founded. That, great photos, and good stories are all young soccer fans will really need. EB - Copyright 2014 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

Booklist - 07/01/2014 Language and cultural barriers may exist, but soccer—aka football—has become a common denominator among nations around the world. This attractive book sets out to demonstrate how the sport engages kids, rich or poor, with or without shoes. The ball itself may be top-of-the-line or constructed by wrapping a wad of rags into something that can be kicked around. The rules may vary, too, but overall the game, and the spirit, is the same. The format of each two-page spread is similar: brief text about the game, often addressing the reader in second person; a sun-saturated color photograph of kids from around the world playing soccer; and a text-box insert about the sport in that country. The book concludes with a world map showing the 14 featured countries and the year each began playing soccer. Not to be confused with a guidebook that teaches rules, this is, rather, an introduction to the universality of the sport. - Copyright 2014 Booklist.

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