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Young Pele - by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • How did a poor boy named Edson--who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags--go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time?
  • 4-8 Years
  • 10.7" x 8.8" Paperback
  • 40 Pages
  • Juvenile Fiction, Biographical

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About the Book



From a poor Brazilian boy playing soccer with rocks and a ball made from rags, to learning how to play on a team, this is the story of Pelae's beginning.



Book Synopsis



How did a poor boy named Edson--who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags--go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? Here is the story of the boy who with great determination, lightning speed, and amazing skill overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star Pelé. Talented author/illustrator team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome bring his inspirational story vibrantly to life. The theme of this Dragonfly Book is Sports.



Review Quotes




Starred Review, Booklist, September 1, 2007:
"With handsome oil paintings and a stirring story, this picture-book biography will first grab children with its action."
--Hazel Rochman



About the Author



LESA CLINE-RANSOME is the author of numerous highly acclaimed picture book biographies, including Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George; Young Pelé Soccer's First Star, called "stirring" in a starred review from Booklist; Satchel Paige, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book about an African American baseball hero; Major Taylor: Champion Cyclist, about an African American cyclist; and Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart. Visit her at lesaclineransome.com.

JAMES E. RANSOME is the illustrator of many award-winning titles, including Young Pelé Soccer's First Star, a finalist for the NAACP Image Awards; Satchel Paige; and Major Taylor: Champion Cyclist. He is also the illustrator of Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book; Creation, which won a Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration; and Let My People Go by Patricia C. McKissack, winner of an NAACP Image Award. Visit him at jamesransome.com.

Dimensions (Overall): 10.7 Inches (H) x 8.8 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 4-8 Years
Number of Pages: 40
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Biographical
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Language: English
Street Date: September 13, 2011
TCIN: 79262319
UPC: 9780375871566
Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-4022
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.3 inches length x 8.8 inches width x 10.7 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.44 pounds
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