True Stories You'll Never Forget: True Sports Stories

This book retells 5 true stories of some amazing sporting heroes from around the world. Great for readers aged 9+ these real-life stories are gripping and inspiring reads. The non-fiction stories are retold by experienced author, Clive Gifford, who knows how to tell a tale. Illustrated with black and white line drawings, this chapter book is perfect for engaging readers. Included at the back is some additional educational information as well as a glossary to help educators to make the most of the stories.

About the author

Clive Gifford lives in Manchester, UK and is an award-winning author of over 150 books for children and adults. These include Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing, winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2014, and Cool Technology, which won the School Library Association Information Book Award 2013. Clive's titles range from the serious (Robots, iScience, How the World Works) and sporty (with books on motor racing, the Olympics and football) to the downright silly (The Curse of the Toxic Trousers).

Product details

• Authors: Clive Gifford
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 24.07.2025
• EAN: 9781445191959
• ISBN: 978-1-4451-9195-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: True Stories You'll Never Forget
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories, Interest age: from c 8 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction