The Lion Roars

Name: The Lion Roars
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781781125632
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By Alan Gibbons

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Summary

Fact and fiction intertwine in this exciting celebration of African football, with a strong message of ambition, hard work and determination at its heart.

Football is Jimi's biggest love and he dreams about playing for the Lions of Senegal. But Jimi's teammates say he's just a cub. Does he have the fight to make it as a star?

Jimi won’t give up, inspired by football heroes Didier Drogba, Patrick Vieira and Yaya Tourè. With their help, he strives to grow into a lion.

Interwoven with facts and figures about amazing African footballers, this book combines sport and inspiration.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8, this book is ideal for young football fans and those interested in African sport and stories of perseverance.

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Jimi loves books and he loves football. His favourite books are about the great African-born footballers and he dreams of pulling on the white shirt of the Lions of Senegal. He has his sister to coach him and his uncle to inspire him but will Jimi's dreams come true? Interweaves Jimi's story with facts about the history of football in Africa.

Football fiction packed with facts! (Dyslexia-friendly)

Description

Fact and fiction intertwine in this exciting celebration of African football, with a strong message of ambition, hard work, and determination at its heart.

Football is Jimi's biggest love and he dreams about playing for the Lions of Senegal. But Jimi's teammates say he's just a cub. Does he have the fight to make it as a star?

But Jimi won't give in, and he has his heroes to inspire him: Didier Drogba, Patrick Vieira, and Yaya Tourè. With their help, can Jimi grow into a lion?

Interwoven with facts and figures about the amazing footballers of Africa.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781125632

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Chris Chalik

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 72

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Alan Gibbons Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Young Adult

About the Author

Alan Gibbons trained as a teacher and through working with young people discovered his literary voice. He started writing fiction for his pupils and published his first novel in 1993.Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer’s Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4’s Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.

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