Where Football Explains the World (Football School #1)

Author(s): Alex Bellos

Fiction (5 to 8 years)

A groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through the prism of football. The first book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads. When do footballers poo? Can you play football on Mars? What is a magic sponge? You will find the answers to these questions and more in chapters on subjects such as history, geography, biology and maths. Illustrated throughout with hilarious cartoons and filled with laugh-out-loud gags this is the perfect book for any boy or girl who loves football. Your coaches at Football School, Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton, are journalists, broadcasters and award-winning science and sports writers. Their knowledge, enthusiasm and engaging writing make them the perfect team to teach you how to score with your head.


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"Am very jealous of Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton - I fear they have a bestseller here. Section on poo is especially good." Simon Kuper, Financial Times "Have you got football-loving kids? This got a massive thumbs-up from mine. Recommended reading." Amy Lawrence, The Observer "My 8-year-old daughter can't put this down. It's brilliant!" Raphael Honigstein, The Guardian 'We love this book, it's like a Horrible Histories for football. There is nothing like it on the market...it's education through the back door - funny, cheeky and a little bit naughty!' Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs, TalkSPORT. "NEW BOOK OF THE WEEK - This brilliant new book is a treasure trove of fascinating football facts and trivia" The Week Junior The authors of this very entertaining book claim that there's no better way to learn about the world than through football. Hence it is divided into "lessons" - Biology, History, Physics etc. - each of which is packed with fascinating football related information. Business Studies looks at footballers' wages... Zoology considers famous club mascots; Drama looks at goal celebrations... There are lots of diagrams and cartoon illustrations throughout too and as a football/trivia/information book this is really hard to beat. LoveReading4Kids

Alex Bellos writes about maths for the Guardian and is the author of two works of popular science, Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass as well as the mathematical colouring book Snowflake Seashell Star. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pele's bestselling autobiography. He lives in West London. Ben Lyttleton a journalist, broadcaster and football consultant. He is the author of Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and his football articles have been published in over 20 countries. He is a director of Soccernomics, a football consultancy that helps teams improve their performance. He lives in North London. Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian. Spike lives in North London.

General Fields

  • : 9781406367249
  • : Walker Books Ltd
  • : Walker Books Ltd
  • : 0.293
  • : August 2016
  • : 204mm X 138mm X 23mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : November 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alex Bellos
  • : Hardback
  • : Spike Gerrell
  • : 796.334
  • : 208