Young Pele: Soccer's First Star
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0375835997
ISBN 13
9780375835995
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
40
Description
HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson—who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags—go on to become Pelé, the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the town of Bauru, Brazil, he focused on only one thing from the moment the whistle blew: the goal. Here is the picture book biography of the boy who overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star Pelé. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
