Soccer Dreams

by Shawn Pryor, Genevieve Kote (Illustrator)

Overview

Wanting to be a striker like her grandpa was, Keisha jumps into soccer practice with both feet and, unfortunately, both hands. She's afraid her habit of catching the ball will end her sports dream, but Coach has a new game plan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515858799
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	02/01/2020
Series:	Kids' Sports Stories
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Genevieve Kote is an illustrator whose lively work has appeared in popular magazines such as American Girland Nickelodeon, children's books, comics, and newspapers. When she's not illustrating, she enjoys baking and reading at her home in Montreal, Canada. View more of her artwork at genevievekote.com.

Shawn Pryor is the creator and co-author of the graphic novel mystery series Cash and Carrie, co-creator and author of the 2019 GLYPH-nominated football/drama series Force, and author of Kentucky Kaiju and Jake Maddox: Diamond Double Play. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, listening to streaming music playlists, and talking about why Zack from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the greatest superhero of all time.

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Short sentences, text-illustration match, and sight words to support new readers; Sports stories for young athletes focus on personal strengths and teamwork, not on competition; Diverse characters enable readers to better see themselves in the stories; Glossaries define content terms with pictures and words for clear understanding; A story-related back-matter feature (e.g., game, craft, recipe) in each title enhances the reading experience