Who Is Pelé?

James Buckley, Jr. · Who HQ

Jun 2018 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The story of a poor boy from Brazil who became the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the most important athletes of the twentieth century!

His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he was known as Pelé. The soccer forward stunned Brazil when he began playing for the Santos soccer club at age fifteen. He then went on to captivate the world when he joined his country's national soccer team and helped them win three World Cup championships. Although he was hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments in soccer, Pelé was also an influential person both on and off the pitch. His work with organizations like UNICEF helped improve conditions for children around the world. Young readers can learn more about the man who connected soccer with the phrase "The Beautiful Game."

Ratings and reviews

This book is bibliography form the known serie "who was" that won the New York times best-selling series. Its talk about the life of the legand pele the greatest football player of all time and who mastered the famous bicycle kick. Also I want to say that this serie "who was" is the best and I see it's majestic however it's for american kides for me "who was" is the best book could buy it for your kides or your litel brother , it's a small book with 8 chapter and 106 page and the vocabulary is so easy even to the kides. Moreover this book give you many facts in an small book. Also this book made by James Buckley Jr is a sportswriter for children. He has written more than 50 books about sports for kids, including titles on baseball, football, NASCAR, soccer, the Olympics, and more. Finally I will rate this book 7.4/10

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About the author

James Buckley Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, including Who Was Ernest Shackleton? and Who Was Roberto Clemente?

Andrew Thomson is an illustrator and artist, currently living and working in Guildford in the south of England.