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Age Range
4 - 7
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1999-01-01
Page Count
16
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
Pre-K - 1st
ISBN
9780545591362
Lexile
200L
Themes
soccer
latin america
heroism

Pele, the King of Soccer

Written by Susan Canizares and Samantha Berger

Readers will flip over this book detailing the talent and career of Pele, as they discover just why he is called the king of soccer. The simplest sentences accompany exciting and lively black-and-white pictures. Contains additional information about Pele's life.

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Age Range
4 - 7
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1999-01-01
Page Count
16
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
Pre-K - 1st
ISBN
9780545591362
Lexile
200L
Themes
soccer
latin america
heroism
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