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Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Young Pelé: Soccer's First Star

40 pp. | Random/Schwartz & Wade | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83599-5 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93599-2 $19.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by James E. Ransome. This picture book biography details young Pelé's love of soccer, his team loyalty, and his speed, agility, and remarkable eye. Cline-Ransome's text is focused and cohesive; she admirably sticks to the facts while pulling readers into the drama of Pelé's struggles and triumphs. Ransome's lush oil paintings nicely incorporate the blue and yellow of Brazil's team colors.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2007

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