By Brian Bilston (author)
"A funny collection of football poems by Brian Bilston, the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter"
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50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems includes witty chants, a haiku or two, and fun shape poems about the beautiful game. Laugh together through the Euros or Premier League games, and swap the half-time pundits for puns!
Perfect for football fans of all ages - from the young footie fanatic to a been-to-every-game-grandma, and every 'I could've been a pro' in between.
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Full of poems that will make you giggle about all things football, including being left out of the World Cup squad, mum's opinion on Messi vs Ronaldo, or those unmissable fixtures:
I'd love nothing more than to go outside and spend time with Mother Nature.
But what can I do? It's out of my hands:
Nigeria are playing Croatia
'Bilston is a magician with words' - Guardian
'Someone who knows their way round both a joke and a bittersweet narrative.' - The Times
Brian Bilston writes poems full of humour, energy and heart and has become much loved on social media. His published poetry collections include, You Took the Last Bus Home , Alexa, what is there to know about love? , Let Sleeping Cats Lie , 50 Ways to Score a Goal , And So This is Christmas and Days Like These .
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Perfect for football fans of all ages - from the young footie fanatic to a been-to-every-game-grandma, and every 'I could've been a pro' in between. Full of poems that will make you giggle about all things football, including being left out of the World Cup squad, mum's opinion on Messi vs Ronaldo, or those unmissable fixtures: I'd love nothing more than to go outside and spend time with Mother Nature.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Sporting Stories, Football , Sports, Poetry Books for Children, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
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50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems was written by Brian Bilston and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems has 117 pages
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