| Goal! Contributor(s): Javaherbin, Mina (Author), Ford, Ag (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763658227 ISBN-13: 9780763658229 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Soccer - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 480 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 9.3" W x 10.71" (0.45 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 136671 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celebrate soccer--and the World Cup "Uplifting and inspiring, this beautifully written and illustrated book reminds us of the joys and saving grace of friendship and sport." -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federationsize soccer ball. They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions But when a crew of bullies tries to steal their ball, will Ajani and his friends be able to beat them at their own game? |