The lion roars
By: Alan Gibbons ; with illustrations by Chris Chalik
Contributors: Chalik, Chris, illustrator
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781781125632
Subjects: Soccer stories; Boys; Juvenile fiction; Children's stories
Description: SPORTING STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Jimi dreams of playing in the all-white kit of the Lions of Senegal but he can't see how his dream will ever come true. Even though he is the best footballer in the region, the bigger boys never let him play with them. But can he change their minds? With huge support from his family, Jimi finds that there is nothing that he can't achieve!Interwoven with lots of facts about the history of African football and African-born footballing superstars such as Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto, Patrick Viera and Yaya Toure, this book is ideal to engage reluctant reading football fans. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+. Ages 9+