Goal! by Mina JavaherbinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
multicultural, great illustrations,
Story set in Afica about kids playing soccer while watching out for local bullies who steal a ball from them, luckily not the new leather one won for being the best reader in class.
Room for lots of discussion with older kids. May need to practice names of the kids and players for pronunciation.
Library Media Connection (May/June 2010)
In this picture book, a group of South African boys have fun playing soccer while keeping watch for the bullies who may steal their new soccer ball. When the boys see the bullies approaching, Ajani taps the ball into an overturned bucket and another player covers the ball with the upside down bucket. The bullies get a ball, but it is the boys? old ball. Attractive oil illustrations capture the emotions and action of the story. The story portrays the dangerous and difficult circumstances for children in a part of the world many readers may not know much about. Suitable for reading aloud to younger children, students will cheer on Ajani and his friends. Additional Selection. Laura D?Amato, Library Media Specialist, Parma (Ohio) City School District
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