David Beckham, 2nd Edition

From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

Think you know all there is to know about David Beckham? Well, did you know that: ● At age thirteen, he won soccer’s famous Bobby Charlton Skills Tournament? ● He’s the first English player to score in three World Cup tournaments?● After making a mistake in the 1998 World Cup, he was so unpopular in England that he went to the United States to escape angry fans and media?Young David Beckham dreamed of one thing—playing for his beloved Manchester United soccer team. At age thirteen, that dream became reality. He’s starred for Manchester United, for England’s national team, and more recently for the Spanish team Real Madrid. Find out how this boy from East London became soccer’s most famous superstar.

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978-1-4677-0390-1
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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 6
Category Sports
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Twenty-First Century Books ™
Language English
Publication Date 2012-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100, JNF054130
Dewey 796.334092
Graphics 1-color illustrations
ATOS Reading Level 6.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 118162
Accelerated Reader® Points 3.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Source notes, Table of contents, and Websites

Author: Ken Pendleton