Amazing Cricket Stars

Meet the king of English cricket, Ben Stokes, in this thrilling unofficial biography! From his childhood in New Zealand and his early cricketing career at Cockermouth, to winning his first County Championship with Durham and selection for England, Ben Stokes''s cricket career has been filled with extraordinary successes alongside great challenges. Follow this impressive all-rounder as he bats, bowls and fields his way to being one of the greatest cricketers of all time - as well as an inspirational England captain. Look out for the rest of the Amazing Cricket Stars series: Virat Kohli Mitchell Starc Heather Knight

About the author

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of books for children and adults who has had over 170 books published, including the astonishing Dead or Alive, the creepy Book of Bad Things and the brain mangling Think Again and Eye Benders. He is passionate that books should entertain, inform and amaze whenever possible. His books Cool Technology and Think Again! both won the School Library Association's Information Book Award.

Carl Pearce grew up in a small fishing village in North Wales in the 1980’s. Pencils permanently in hand, he lived on a diet of Saturday morning cartoons and Steven Spielberg movies. He’s been illustrating books since 2004 and now lives with his wife and kids in the hills somewhere, not too far from a beach

Product details

• Authors: Clive Gifford
• Assisted by: Carl Pearce (Illustration), Pearce Carl (Illustration), Jason Woods (Illustration)
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9780008608873
• ISBN: 978-0-00-860887-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Amazing Cricket Stars
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Crafts & Hobbies, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Games & Activities / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years, Hobbies, quizzes & games (Children's / Teenage), Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), Cricket (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sporting events