Marta is the best footballer in the history of the women's game. The Brazilian has jaw-dropping flair and skill. She has scored more World Cup goals than any other player, and has won FIFA World Player of the Year six times. But pure talent alone was never enough - this book tells the story of how Marta chased her dreams with determination and a never-give-up attitude, to earn the right to be called the best player ever
Meet Kelly Smith, Ultimate Football Hero By the time Kelly Smith was nine years old, she was already so good she was running rings around the boys at her local club and scoring goals for fun. But angry parents complained she was making their sons look silly, and Kelly had to move to a girls' team. From that day, she knew she had to be twice as skillful and brave as any boy to succeed in the game she loved. Smith is the story of how the girl from Watford refused to be held back, and became an Arsenal superstar and the England women's national team's top scorer.
Alex Morgan is co-captain of Team USA and the face of women's football right across the world. As the star who leads the American attacking line, her height, speed and skill make her impossible to defend, and have helped drive USA to World Cup and Olympic glory. Alex Morgan is football's real life 'Captain America'!
We're living in some incredibly dark and strange times but whatever coronavirus throws at us, it's failed to dent the great British spirit. Every day, we're heartened by incredible stories of rare and wonderful people going above and beyond - and some sadly losing their lives in the process. With celebrities turning their hands to educating our children with daily sports and music lessons, and weekly community doorstep celebrations for our incredible NHS and service industries who are stalwartly keeping us fed and nurtured, our get up and go attitude is in full swing! In Great British Spirit, we celebrate the incredible British national spirit and sense of community and the superhuman efforts of ordinary people across the country, providing the perfect antidote to what we're living through right now. This will champion our nation and its incredible people, while remembering other incredible struggles we as a nation have overcome in the last century.
Meet Fran Kirby - Ultimate Football Hero Fran Kirby is the dynamic striker who carries the future of English football on her shoulders. Having been hailed 'mini Messi' by one former manager of England, Kirby's powerful runs and clinical finishing have made her a deadly goalscorer. Read the story of how the girl from Reading earned a big move to Chelsea and took on the world with a ball at her feet. The sky is the limit for Fran Kirby.Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life-stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
Craving more of the ton? Desperate to become the finest rake in London? Need help on how to swoon in style? Allow "The Little Book of Bridgerton" to act as your guide through the tumultuous life of the debutante. Revel in finding out just which Bridgerton character you are. Be shown the charm of a Bridgerton childhood, or how to become a diamond of the first water. Learn how to impress the ton with regency dance and take a walk and visit to the modiste for up-to-date Regency fashion. Quiz your family and friends on marriage manners and if you can keep a secret from Lady Whistledown. And play a tough game of Rakes and Ladders to see who reaches the very top of the social hierarchy first. Full of quizzes, activities and bite-sized nibbles of Regency history, the world of Bridgerton is laid fully bare..
This is the story of one of the world's best gymnasts and her journey to greatness.
This is the story of one of the world's best sprinters and her journey to greatness.
WER BRIDGERTON LIEBT, KOMMT AN DIESEM BUCH NICHT VORBEI Wollten Sie schon immer wissen, wie man im London des frühen 19. Jahrhundert formvollendet flirtet? Wie man elegant in Ohnmacht fällt, ohne dass dabei die aufgetürmte Haarpracht allzu sehr zu Schaden kommt? Wie man während der Ballsaison einen echten von einem falschen Gentleman unterscheidet und welches Korsett sogar Herren tragen? Dann halten Sie hiermit den perfekten Lifeguide für alle Turbulenzen der Regency-Ära in Händen! Das Buch zur erfolgreichsten Netflix-Serie aller Zeiten
