It is getting close to the end of the school holidays here so a few of the library staff went in to set up the displays for the coming weeks. There will be Science Week, Book Week, the World Cup, Grandparents Day among other things.
We had fun seeing just how many books we had about girls and soccer so that we could make a display ready for school to start next week. I thought we would have some, but was very surprised to see just how many! They made a wonderful display!
Picture books:
• Let's Play Soccer by Ben Lerwill
• Peppa Plays Football by Neville Ashley
• Maisy Plays Soccer by Lucy Cousins
• Madlenka Soccer Star by Peter Sis
• Betty Bunny Wants a Goal by Michael Kaplan and Stephane Jorisch
• Pass It, Polly by Sarah Garland
• Sammy Striker and the Football Cup by Catherine Emmett and Joe Berger
• Goal!!! by Lydia Williams (the Matildas' goalie)
• Saved!!! by Lydia Williams
• Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts
• Goal! by Caio Vilela and Sean Taylor
• The Field by Baptiste Paul
• Football Star by Renato Alacao and Mina Javaherbin
Blurb: When Paulo Marcelo Feliciano becomes a football star, crowds will cheer his famous name! Then his mother won't have to work long hours, and he won't have to work all day on a fishing boat. For now, Paulo takes care of his little sister Maria and walks her to school, stopping to give his team-mates cheese buns as they set out to shine people's shoes or perform for the tourist crowd. At the day's end, it's time to plan the game, where Givo will bounce, Carlos will kick - and Jose will fly! But when Jose falls on his wrist, will the team finally break the rules and let a girl show her stuff?
Non fiction:
• We Are Matildas by Shelley Ware and Serena Geddes
• I Can Be a Matilda by Kyla May
• The Story of the World Cup by Richard Brassey
• We Love Soccer! by Peggy Harrison
• Let's Try Soccer! by Susa Hammerle
• Let's Talk Soccer by Laine Falk
• Used Any Numbers Lately? by Jane Lineman and Vicky Enright
• Football: Teamwork! by Jim Kelman
• Winners Never Quit! by Mia Hamm and Carol Thompson
• Megan Rapinoe by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Little People Big Dreams)
Readers and short chapter books:
• Olivia Plays Soccer by Ian Falconer
• Pinkalicious Soccer Star by Victoria Kann
• Soccer Game! by Grace Maccarone
• Let's Play Football by Patricia Murphy
• Ruby Scores a Goal by Rosemary Wells
• Billie B Brown: The Soccer Star by Sally Rippin
• Game or Not? by Archimede Fusillo (Aussie Bite)
• Winning the World Cup by David Mezenthen (Aussie Nibble)
• Great Goal! by Rob Childs
• Great Save! by Rob Childs
• Soccer Dreams by Genevieve Kote
• Sporty Kids: Soccer by Felice Arena
• GirlzRock! Soccer Crazy by Shey Kettle
• Andy's Secret Weapon by James O'Loghlin (Hotshot)
• Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica Brown
• The New Football Coach by Dominique Demers and Tony Ross
Blurb: Miss Charlotte - the new coach of a children's football team - has some odd methods to prepare them for the big match, including talking to the ball and drinking a special potion, smalalamiam. Also, she teaches them how to lose! And to have fun. Incredibly, it seems to work.
• Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne
• Girls FC three titles by Helen Pielichaty
• Sam Kerr Kicking Goals five titles by Sam Kerr and Fiona Harris
I was amazed there were so many soccer books with girls - that's terrific. We forgot to hunt out Dulcie Dando Soccer Star by Sue Stops illustrated by Debi Gliori but I guess that's a very old book now published in 1992.
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