Pelé, king of soccer = Pelé, el rey del fútbol / by Monica Brown ; illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez ; translated by Fernando Gayesky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Monica, 1969-

Contributor:

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gutierrez, Rudy, illustrator.

Gayesky, Fernando, trl.

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Pelé, 1940-2022.

Soccer players--Brazil--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Soccer players.

Spanish language materials--Bilingual.

Soccer players--Brazil--BiographyJuvenile literature.

Pelé, 1940-2022--Juvenile literature.

Pelé.

Pelé, 1940-.

Pele.

Brazil.

Genre:

Picture books.

Libros bilingues.

Biographies.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Spanish language materials.

Children's stories.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Pelé, el rey del fútbol

Place of Publication:

New York : Rayo, [2009]

Language Note:

In English and Spanish.

Summary:

Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved futbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known? Turn the pages of this book to read the true life story of Pele, King of Soccer, the first man in the history of the sport to score a thousand goals and become a living legend.

Notes:

Americas Award For Children & Young Adult Literature Commended, 2010.

ISBN:

9780061227790

006122779X

OCLC:

229746874

Publisher Number:

99987196971