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The Lion Roars

Paperback

Fact and fiction intertwine in this exciting celebration of African football, with a strong message of ambition, hard work and determination at its heart.

Football is Jimi's biggest love and he dreams about playing for the Lions of Senegal. But Jimi's teammates say he's just a cub. Does he have the fight to make it as a star?

But Jimi won't give in, and he has his heroes to inspire him. Didier Drogba, Patrick Vieira and Yaya Tourè. With their help, can Jimi grow into a lion?

Interwoven with facts and figures about the amazing footballers of Africa.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-563-2

Interest age

9+

Reading age

8

Accelerated Reader Level

4

Publication Date

02-06-2016

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

Fact and fiction intertwine in this exciting celebration of African football, with a strong message of ambition, hard work and determination at its heart.

Football is Jimi's biggest love and he dreams about playing for the Lions of Senegal. But Jimi's teammates say he's just a cub. Does he have the fight to make it as a star?

But Jimi won't give in, and he has his heroes to inspire him. Didier Drogba, Patrick Vieira and Yaya Tourè. With their help, can Jimi grow into a lion?

Interwoven with facts and figures about the amazing footballers of Africa.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Alan Gibbons, Illustrated by Chris Chalik

A former primary school teacher, Alan Gibbons has sold over 1.3 million books and won many prestigious awards including the Blue Peter Award for ‘The Book I Couldn’t Put Down’. Alan is a high-profile library campaigner and education consultant and is a very popular speaker at schools, libraries, colleges and conferences – he visits over 150 schools a year.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-563-2

Reading age

8

Interest age

9+

Accelerated Reader Level

4

Publication Date

02-06-2016

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

Fact and fiction intertwine in this exciting celebration of African football, with a strong message of ambition, hard work and determination at its heart.

Football is Jimi's biggest love and he dreams about playing for the Lions of Senegal. But Jimi's teammates say he's just a cub. Does he have the fight to make it as a star?

But Jimi won't give in, and he has his heroes to inspire him. Didier Drogba, Patrick Vieira and Yaya Tourè. With their help, can Jimi grow into a lion?

Interwoven with facts and figures about the amazing footballers of Africa.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Alan Gibbons, Illustrated by Chris Chalik

A former primary school teacher, Alan Gibbons has sold over 1.3 million books and won many prestigious awards including the Blue Peter Award for ‘The Book I Couldn’t Put Down’. Alan is a high-profile library campaigner and education consultant and is a very popular speaker at schools, libraries, colleges and conferences – he visits over 150 schools a year.