Johnny Ball: International Football Genius
Celebrate the World Cup with the hilarious illustrated football series by the author of The Football GOAT about a school boy accidentally becoming a football manager - perfect for 6, 7, 8, 9
Johnny Ball Football Genius Series
Age 7+
Humorous Stories Sports & Outdoor Recreation Football / Soccer
From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Ultimate Football Heroes, Unbelievable Football and The Football GOAT - and winner of the Children's Sports Book of the Year. A perfect illustrated laugh-out-loud read for football-mad kids who love school, silliness and pranks.
"Funny and entertaining. Perfect for fans of Ultimate Football Heroes." Tom Palmer
Johnny Ball is nine years old and LOVES football. He loves reading about it, talking about it and watching it - he might even be a FOOTBALL GENIUS!
Johnny Ball, 9-year-old football manager, has a new challenge: to take the Tissbury Tigers all the way, and win the WORLDIES! But superstar striker Daniel is injured and the squad is FOUR players short. So Johnny is switching his football brain into travel mode – here comes Johnny Ball, INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL GENIUS!
*Laugh your way through the whole series!*
Johnny Ball: Accidental Football Genius
Johnny Ball: Undercover Football Genius
Johnny Ball: International Football Genius
Johnny Ball: Professional Football Genius
Creators
Matt Oldfield loves football. He loves playing football, watching football, reading about football, but most of all, he loves writing about football. With his brother, Tom, he writes the bestselling Ultimate Football Heroes series of playground-to-pitch biographies. He is the co-author of The Football GOAT series, where players such as Messi and Ronaldo go head-to-head in a battle of stats, stories and facts. He has also worked with Lioness Beth Mead on her children’s book. He has won the Children’s Sports Book of the Year Award twice as well as being shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award.
Tim Wesson draws in for both children and adults. He illustrates for France Magazine every month and has also illustrated for other clients including Habitat, SWATCH, Paperchase, BBC, Peagreen and many others.
Reviews
Full of hilarious moments and some nail-biting ones, this story, with Tim Wesson’s rib-tickling black and white illustrations, will most certainly be a winner with young soccer enthusiasts.
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