Football Stories: Salah

By (author) Mugford, Simon; Illustrated by Green, Dan
Short description/annotation:
This fully illustrated picture book tells the story of football superstar Mohamed Salah in a fun, simple way that''s perfect for the very youngest football fan.
Description:
In Football Stories: Salah, young readers will find out how Egyptian superstar Mo Salah went from being a small kid with big dreams to one of the giants of international football! With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little football fans. They''ll love the story of Salah''s journey, especially when they learn that once he was just a football-loving kid just like them.
Biographical note:
Simon once worked at the Science Museum in London, where he flew paper aeroplanes and made giant bubbles for children. Now he writes and edits books about things like dinosaurs, ice hockey, thunderstorms and llamas. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter, a cat and two tortoises. Dan Green has drawn silly pictures since he could hold a crayon. Then he grew up and started making books about stuff like trucks, space, people''s jobs, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Dan lives in Suffolk with his wife, son, daughter and dog that takes him for very long walks.