Pelé: Soccer Star & Ambassador

by Brian Trusdell

This title introduces Pelé who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Pelé's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Cary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pele is an amazing football player who has went through tough obstacles. In this book, you will learn about Pele's life and how he was living. Pele was poor at a young age and was practicing football with a grape fruit or either a stuffed sock. This book talks about Pele's records and his professional football life, the teams he played with and etc. Also it talks about Pele's job now as an ambassador, after Pele retired football at the age of 37, he became what he is today. Pelé is best known as a football player, but should also be recognized for his perseverance because he was called a monkey by people and stilled continued his career, he learnt how to play football with a grapefruit and a stuffed sock, and he played professional football for 22 years despite having obstacles.

[Yassin]

This is a book about Pelé. I read this book for my biography, and I put this book under the biography section in the four4afour thing. This is a great book that tells you things from the beginning of his life. It tells you facts that you probably did not know, and this is a great person to read about. Some other things are since this book is filled with facts, it would be a great book to use in a biography assignment.

[Carly Mineo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about the athlete of the century. Very interesting life that was from his days of early poverty and then to great fame. He set the standard in soccer.