She Shoots, She Scores!: A Celebration of Women's Soccer

by Catriona Clarke, Sarah Long (Illustrator)

Overview

With a foreword by England captain Steph Houghton, She Shoots, She Scores! tells the incredible story of the BEST sport in the world, women’s soccer—from the men who tried to ban it to the superstars of today’s game, including Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. Read on to find out about . . .

– The girl who had to play soccer in secret but grew up to become a goal-scoring legend
– The 13-year-old who shot to international fame but didn’t get a mention in the school assembly
– The greatest women’s soccer player ever, who scored in FIVE World Cups

Written by acclaimed YA novelist Catriona Clarke, the book is packed with facts and stats about the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympics, plus pocket profiles of the world's top players—from Marta to Wendie Renard—and record-breaking teams, including the U.S. Women's National Team and Olympique Lyonnais. What's more, discover the key skills you'll need to become a great goalkeeper, a tough-tackling defender, or the world's next superstar striker!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780753477076
Publisher:	Kingfisher
Publication date:	06/22/2021
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.35(w) x 9.77(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Catriona Clarke has written lots of books for young readers on topics including sharks, polar bears, earthquakes and football, including She Shoots, She Scores! She's a passionate supporter of women's football, but is sadly not very good at playing it. She also writes fiction for young adults, under the name Cat Clarke.

Sarah Long graduated from Cambridge School of Art in 2004. She started off her career at Caroline Gardner before moving into giftware, where she designed bags, ceramics and textiles from initial concept to final product. This also involved working with licensors designing products for The Beatles and Moomins.

Table of Contents

Foreword Steph Houghton 5

The Beautiful Game 6

A Bold Beginning 8

Banned and Back Again 10

Inspiring Stories: Teenage Dream 12

Inspiring Stories: Rose Reilly 14

The Women's World Cup 16

World Cup Stats and Facts 18

Player Profiles: Sun Wen and Michelle Akers 20

Dressed Out 22

Inspiring Stories: Finding Hope 24

Olympique Lyonnais 26

Player Profiles: Lucy Bronze and Wendie Renard 28

Inspiring Stories: Asisat Oshoala 30

Great Goalkeeping 32

Defend! 34

Midfieid 36

Up Front 38

Going for Gold 40

Simply the Best 42

Player Profiles: Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan 44

Inspiring Stories: Nadia Nadim 46

Gorgeous Goals 48

Greatest of All Time 50

Inspiring Stories: Let Us Play! 52

Fight for What's Right 54

Soccer Is for Everyone 56

Did You Know? 58

The Future's Bright 60

Index 62