The Story of Football
Published on 26. January 2007
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-7460-7708-5 (ISBN)
Description
A lively and engaging history of "the beautiful game". Tells the story of football, from its beginnings in the Roman Army to the modern day premiership including how both American Football and Rugby were born. Humorously illustrated by Paddy Mounter. Usborne Young Reading has been developed in conjunction with reading experts from Roehampton University.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7460-7708-5 (9780746077085)
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Rob Lloyd Jones
Story of Football
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Rob studied Egyptology at university, but never thought he'd do much with it. Since joining Usborne in 2005, he's written loads of books about Ancient Egypt, and on topics ranging from space to the story of Islam. He is also the author of several award-winning historical adventure novels, and a hopeless cook.