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Football Stories: Ronaldo

By Simon Mugford
Series: Football Stories
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo your ultimate football hero? In this brilliant non-fiction picture book, young readers can discover how this amazing player went from kicking bottles in the streets of Madeira to becoming a football superstar at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. Featuring fantastic full-colour illustrations... Read More
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This fully illustrated picture book tells the story of football legend Cristiano Ronaldo in a fun, simple way that's perfect for the very youngest football fan.

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Is Cristiano Ronaldo your ultimate football hero? In this brilliant non-fiction picture book, young readers can discover how this amazing player went from kicking bottles in the streets of Madeira to becoming a football superstar at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.

Featuring fantastic full-colour illustrations based on the best-selling Football Superstars series, this fun, easy-to-read story of Ronaldo's rise to glory is the ideal first football book for all young Ronaldo fans.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804537268

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Dan Green
  • Illustrated by Dan Green

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 162g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Simon Mugford (Author)

Simon once worked at the Science Museum in London, where he flew paper aeroplanes and made giant bubbles for children. Now he writes and edits books about things like dinosaurs, ice hockey, thunderstorms and llamas. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter, a cat and two tortoises.

Dan Green (Illustrator)

Dan Green has drawn silly pictures since he could hold a crayon. Then he grew up and started making books about stuff like trucks, space, people's jobs, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Dan lives in Suffolk with his wife, son, daughter and dog that takes him for very long walks.

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