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Description for Give Us a Goal!
Paperback. Every aspect of the football season and more are brilliantly brought to life by poet and football fan Paul Cookson. Illustrator(s): Parkins, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YDP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 128 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
A family fun-filled holiday,
Seaside football – match of the day,
On the beach – the score nine nine
When the match went into injury time.
We soon forgot our day for sports
When the wasp flew up my brother’ s shorts.
Meet sensational scorers, dependable defenders, great goalkeepers and fanatical fans like Great ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847803412
SKU
KSS0002938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paul Cookson
DAVID PARKINS used to skive off football by drawing posters for the games teachers, which is why he is now an illustrator and not a famous footballer. He has illustrated many children's picture books for British, American and Canadian publishers, including Egypt Diary by Richard Platt for Walker UK and Candlewick US. He lives in Ontario, Canada, with his wife, ... Read more
Reviews for Give Us a Goal!
'A sure-fire hit. ... A superb, easily accessible and very attractive book.' 'Great for reading aloud, my children loved them and were often chuckling pink with laughter!' A brilliant collection of poetry about all aspects of football from the talented pen of Paul Cookson. Just right to get boys reading poetry and to stop them thinking poetry is just for ... Read more