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Young Pele: Soccer's First Star

Lesa Cline-Ransome

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HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson--who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags--go on to become Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the town of Bauru, Brazil, he focused on only one thing from the moment the whistle blew: the goal.

Here is the picture book biography of the boy who overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star Pele.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Release: September 25, 2007

ISBN 13: 9780375835995

Young Pele: Soccer's First Star

Lesa Cline-Ransome

0/5 ( ratings)

HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson--who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags--go on to become Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the town of Bauru, Brazil, he focused on only one thing from the moment the whistle blew: the goal.

Here is the picture book biography of the boy who overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star Pele.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Release: September 25, 2007

ISBN 13: 9780375835995

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