Goal!

By Mina Javaherbin

Book Overview

A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer. (Ages 6-10)In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size 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?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763645710
• ISBN13: 9780763645717
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.6" x 0.4" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3