Football School Season 1 - Where Football Explains the World

A groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through football. The first book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads. When do footballers poo? Can you play football on Mars? What is a magic sponge? You will find the answers to these questions and more in chapters on subjects such as history, geography, biology and maths. Illustrated throughout with hilarious cartoons and filled with laugh-out-loud gags this is the perfect book for any boy or girl who loves football. Your coaches at Football School, Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton, are journalists, broadcasters and award-winning science and sports writers. Their knowledge, enthusiasm and engaging writing make them the perfect team to teach you how to score with your head.

About the author

Alex Bellos writes about maths for the Guardian and is the author of two works of popular science, Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass as well as the mathematical colouring book Snowflake Seashell Star. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pelé's bestselling autobiography. He lives in West London.

Ben Lyttleton is a journalist, broadcaster and football consultant. He is the author of Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and his football articles have been published in over 20 countries. He is a director of Soccernomics, a football consultancy that helps teams improve their performance. He lives in North London.

Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian. Spike lives in North London.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Bellos, Bellos Alex, Ben Lyttleton, Lyttleton Ben
• Assisted by: Spike Gerrell (Illustration), Gerrell Spike (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.05.2017
• EAN: 9781406373400
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-7340-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football, JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books / General, Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage), Cartoons & comic strips (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / General