By Magnus Lundgren (author)
"It’s also engaging enough that non-football or parents reading with children will still be entertained, making this book a great choice as we head into a World Cup summer."
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The perfect book for football fans, discover the stories behind the greatest names in the game. Telling the inspiring story of a young boy who’d play football barefoot on the streets of Madeira who grew up to become known to the whole world as Christiano Ronaldo. Readers get to know about Ronaldo’s rise to international football acclaim from three narrators: Enzo Gatto the football scout sharing the whole story; Professor Soccerologist delivering the numbers, statistics and records; and Nina Cruz, providing skills and technique explanations.
This structure lets readers dive into the biographical story, while the ‘By the Numbers’ and ‘The Rumour File’ boxes interspersed throughout the text offer additional detail for keen football fans to absorb. The writing is engaging, there’s a lot of information delivered in a relatively short number of pages, but the conversational writing style and the interesting format makes the book easy to fly through.
It’s also a great structure that can be adapted to share the story of any footballing great, so it has great series potential. Any football fan that enjoys this could come back again and again to learn about all their favourite players. It’s also engaging enough that non-football or parents reading with children will still be entertained, making this book a great choice as we head into a World Cup summer.
Charlotte Walker, A LoveReading4Kids Ambassador
He was a barefoot kid from a tiny island who left home at twelve with a suitcase and a temper. They mocked his accent, called him a crybaby, and gave him almost no chance. He answered with nine hundred goals and counting.
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This is Ronaldo's story — told by a fictional football scout who makes you feel like you're right there on the touchline. With real stats, skill breakdowns, and illustrations. The kind of book that hooks kids who love football but haven't found a book that matches their passion yet.
Ages 9 and up (parents will enjoy the stories too).
He was a barefoot kid from a tiny island who left home at twelve with a suitcase and a temper. They mocked his accent, called him a crybaby, and gave him almost no chance.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Scouted!) features in the following genres: Indie Author Books , Indie Books We Love, Recommendations
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Scouted!) was written by Magnus Lundgren and published by Independently Published
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