Big-Time Soccer Records

by Bruce Berglund

Overview

GOOAALL! Nothing thrills soccer fans more than a ball sailing by the goalie’s outstretched hands for the game-winning score—except when that big play sets a new record! Behind every big-time soccer record is a dramatic story of how a player or team achieved greatness on the field. From mind-boggling goals to the greatest fingertip saves, here are the record-setting moments that will keep soccer fans turning the page for more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496695482
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Sports Illustrated Kids Big-Time Records
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	960L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Bruce Berglund is a writer and historian. For 19 years, he taught history at Calvin College and the University of Kansas. His courses included the history of China, Russia, women in Europe, sports, and war in modern society. He has earned three Fulbright awards and traveled to 17 countries for research and teaching. His most recent book is The Fastest Game in the World, a history of world hockey published by the University of California Press. Bruce works as a writer at Gustavus Adolphus College, and he teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. His four children grew up reading books from Capstone Press, especially the graphic novel versions of classic literature. Bruce grew up in Duluth and now lives in southern Minnesota.

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