El campo flotante (The Floating Field)

Cómo un grupo de niños tailandeses construyó su propio campo de fútbol (How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field)

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Prasit Hemmin y sus amigos estaban obsesionados con el fútbol. Pero en su hogar, la pequeña isla de Koh Panyee en Tailandia, no había suficiente espacio para que jugaran a menos que la marea estuviera baja. Entonces, Prasit y sus amigos construyeron su propio campo de fútbol flotante, diferente a cualquier otra superficie de juego del mundo.

Prasit Hemmin was obsessed with soccer—and his friends were too. But the teen boys could play only twice a month when the tide was low enough for a sandbar to serve as a field. That’s because their home, the small island of Koh Panyee, Thailand, didn’t have enough open space for them to play on. Unless . . .

Inspired by the 1986 World Cup, Prasit and his friends built their own floating soccer field, unlike any other playing surface in the world. Their field’s quirks prompted some unusual rules—anyone who kicked the ball out of bounds had to jump into the ocean to retrieve it—but they also helped the players develop exceptional footwork.

Follow the inspiring true story of Prasit and his friends as they create the field of their dreams in this celebration of ingenuity, determination, and most of all, love of the game. Now in Spanish!

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books, Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity
Copyright 2023
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language Spanish
Number of Pages 40
Publication Date 2023-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF054130, JNF038020, JNF051130
Dewey 796.33409593
Dimensions 8.75 x 10.375
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Maps, and Original artwork

Author: Scott Riley

Scott Riley is a teacher and children’s book author. Scott has spent nearly thirty years teaching in the US, Indonesia, Czech Republic, and Singapore. Scott draws inspiration from the people he meets and the places he explores while living overseas. His debut picture book The Floating Field was a Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List title, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books, and Freeman Book Award winner. He currently lives in Singapore with his wife, two daughters, and one very lively labradoodle.

Illustrator: Kim Lien

Huynh Kim Lien and Phung Nguyen Quang are Vietnamese illustrators who have collaborated on books published in a number of countries, often under the pen name KAA. Their illustrations are influenced by the folk culture of Vietnam and Asia. Visit them at kaaillustration.com.

Illustrator: Nguyen Quang

Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien are Vietnamese illustrators who have collaborated on books published in a number of countries, often under the pen name KAA. Their illustrations are influenced by the folk culture of Vietnam and Asia. Visit them at kaaillustration.com.

Awards

  • Tejas Star Reading List, Winner, 2024