Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+

Football School: Where Football Explains the World

Author: Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton Illustrator: Spike Gerrell

Publisher: Walker Books

This book is packed with true stories, real science and fascinating facts that all relate back to football. It covers history, geography, biology, maths and more.

Illustrated throughout with hilarious cartoons, this is a great fact book for any boy or girl who loves football, or anyone who likes to learn facts in non-traditional way. Funny, informative, and hugely entertaining, it is recommend for fans of non-fiction books like The Epic Book of Epicness, Corpse Talk and Horrible Histories.

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