Bibliograph

Marcus Rashford, Harry Coninx

Type

Label

Marcus Rashford, Harry Coninx

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Marcus Rashford

Oclc number

1411048987

Responsibility statement

Harry Coninx

Series statement

Tales from the pitch

Summary

"Rashford plays for Manchester United and England. Now a lethal striker for his boyhood club - and an international superstar - Marcus Rashford is living his dream. But from navigating a ruthless academy to playing under one of the fiercest managers in the game, Marcus's meteoric rise to the top of Manchester United wasn't always easy. This is the story of how a boy from Manchester used his passion and his talent to steer himself on a path to greatness. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special. This biography is one of the new titles in Leapfrog's Tales from the Pitch series. Each book focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, often players who are still to reach the summit of their career. The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, making these moving and inspirational stories. The books are brimming with football banter that will have the knowing fans smiling. And each players story is littered with football tricks and tips, so readers can learn the arts of the glorious game. At around 120 pages long, Tales from the Pitch are easy to read and very fast-paced reads"--Publisher's description

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Rashford

Classification