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Soccerverse
From the coach who inspires players to fly like the wind, to the shin guard that begs to be donned, to soccer dreams that fill the night, Soccerverse celebrates soccer. Featuring a diverse cast of girls and boys, the poems in this collection cover winning, losing, teamwork, friendships, skills, good sportsmanship, and, most of all, love for the game. Elizabeth Steinglass cleverly incorporates thirteen different poetic forms throughout the book, defining each in a note at the end, and Edson Ikê's bold artwork is as creative as the poems are surprising.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published June 4, 2019
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August 16, 2019
A celebration of soccer and poetry, Soccerverse portrays the love of the sport. Thirteen different poetry forms (Concrete, Couplet, Haiku, Metaphor, Quatrain, Reverso, etc.) are used to present the world of soccer. At the back of the book is A Note About Poem Forms and an Answer Key identifying which poem is constructed in which poem form. Children who love soccer, or who enjoy sports, will like this book.
July 3, 2019
I know book reviews should lean more toward the book than toward narrative, but as an eleven-year-old, I purchased, with my own paper route monies, a boxed soccer set that came with a really cheap "jersey," head and wrist bands, shin guards, and small yard cones (goal). Elizabeth Steinglass captures the considerations of color selection in "Uniform Day," the third poem in her new collection. My set came in red ("red like the eyes of a vampire at night/that freeze you in fear before the first bite."). Green might have been available, but I would have run the "wobbly soggy old bean" look ("I don't want to look cooked. I want to look mean.")
I would put on my field-ready "uniform" every morning and go out to my backyard and practice "juggling" a soccer ball. I would count bounces off alternate knees. I would create penalty kick scenarios wherein I was the hero. Elizabeth Steinglass presents "The Ball" in the concrete form that literally provides the "opening kick" for the book (a Google search informs me that this is called "taking the kickoff in soccer terms which might demonstrate for you the level to which I will go to assure subject accuracy in a book review). In this ball-shaped poem, it is Elizabeth Steinglass's final line that really brings forth the world's interest in soccer: "Our feet find the world around this ball."
With solo play, I had no need to worry for my shins, but it was nice to know that they were protected as much as the privacy of my wish to play soccer. Elizabeth Steinglass shows a deeper appreciation for the gear in giving both left and right a place on the page via the mask poetry form. Left is ready to go and to take a beating: "I'm the shining armor/guarding your shin/while you run down the field/and go for the win." The right shin guard's life has taken a different turn: "I'm here,/where you left me/after the game, when you ran away/when it started to rain." From a Writing Studio standpoint, we might point to Elizabeth Steinglass's use of punctuation to present rhythm and enjambment that might carry a sentence over the course of multiple lines or a stanza.
With the excitement building and building around the play of the United States Women's National Soccer Team (USWNST) this summer as they advance round after round, closer and closer to the World Cup, it's a perfect time for the release of a poetry collection celebrating the game of soccer. In fact, when I see the neo-iconic image of Megan Rapinoe I imagine here reciting lines from "More," a poem found at the end of SOCCERVERSE (if Ms. Steinglass sees this review, she might suggest a poster to the publisher that would bring these two together; that's a free marketing suggestion from the would-be reviewer).
Elizabeth Steinglass delivers a game-winner worthy of running and sliding across the field with these twenty-two poems presenting the immediately-recognizable and familiar parts of the game and those that we might only consider if we were really, really close to the game. And Elizabeth Steinglass does not shy away from the physical parts of the game for which one might "draw a card."
Elizabeth Steinglasss knows how to play the field of the picture book spread by presenting duo-voiced poetry demonstrated by the poems that fall under the umbrella title, "Instructions To" which include a poem dedicated to field players and the goal keeper. For the Writing Studio, these poems work together to create a reverso, a poetic form made recognizable and popular of late with Marilyn Singer's work.
"Dribbling" is presented as a list of verbs that follow the action of what a soccer player does. For the Writing Studio, we might talk about vetting out the verbs associated with the activity. We don't just kick, we "zag" and we "dash" and we "book." What Elizabeth Steinglass does really well here is to present a list that presents both in rhythm and in rhyme, something often missed in early drafts of list poems from young writers.
The other fundamental of the game is "Passing" and Elizabeth Steinglass is astute enough here to recognize that the couplet is probably the best poetic form to communicate that passing involves a person and a partner (someone to pass to). This sound passes to its partner in the six lines presented as a question by a player with waiting feet for the next "receipt" of the ball (ahem. . .according to Google a player "receives" the pass delivered by another player. . .depth of accuracy in the interest of a good review).
"Defender" and "Striker" are presented on facing pages and in the metaphor form. Dog, rabbits, and sharks on the field. Who knew? Elizabeth Steinglass.
Frustration and exasperation are also parts of the game and these are addressed, again on facing pages with "Apology" and "Accepted" (I don't have to show you what the poet has done here quite masterfully, do I?). This is the portion of the collection wherein the poet really does a good job of showcasing the intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of the game with poems presenting in affirmation ("Pep Talk"), imagination ("The Game") and concession ("The Handshake). This is one of the gifts of children's poetry to be able to move beyond the play action and make a move toward the place of affect of those involved in the game and all that it brings.
I cannot be the only child who has ever carried a quiet dream of being involved more in a sport that has drawn his, her, or their interest. During my own "season" of kicking a ball around, I was involved in the active, play, but I didn't have a book to turn to. . .to turn into. . .that would provide that reading and reflecting place that would partner perfectly for those "rained-out" backyard sessions.
And I sense that every kid in a community, YMCA, or travel club team this year would love this book too. I humbly submit this book as a possible gift for introduction to the sport, pre-season, during the season, or post-season reading. The book would work well for sideline siblings not-quite-ready for the field. And, signed by an entire team with a photo for the coach? We're talking about poetry as gift and tribute all in one.
Illustrator Edson Ike is able to wrap around visually the verse in a way that suggests the poem (which has feet) meets naturally the ball (that presents in a a real way and in soccer most often right above the eyes). The cover depicts a child holding balloons of soccer balls and planets lifting him above the field. For many players, the game is the world and the world beyond place. Players chase after balls and after other players. The action in the illustration is captured nicely and in the moments that Ike presents a little more symbolically, it is always in compliment to the verse making the vision and the verse work together to dribble upon the page the subject matter at hand (or foot).
I never became a soccer player. Now, this is a narrative for another time. Maybe I knew these terms for soccer play that I am returning to in this review. And, perhaps, a book like Elizabeth Steinglass's SOCCERVERSE might affirm the "residential expertise" of those in-room soccer players. Prior knowledge is really key in access to poetry. And to structured play.
What's important here is that the interest level took me to a place where I was putting in the time. Practicing in private. Playing the part. With an early interest in poetry, I would have loved Elizabeth Steinglass's SOCCERVERSE.
I think I would have really liked the sentiment in the last two poems of the collection, "More" and "Good Dreams." It mattered not that I couldn't play soccer because of ideological considerations, I wanted to play "more," even if this meant solo play ("We don't mind the rain. There's plenty of light./We never get tired. Who cares if it's night?/We want to play soccer! Pass, shoot, score!"). Elizabeth Steinglass's final line in the collection sums up every kick I sent sailing into the chain link fence that separated our yard from the neighbor's: "Upside down,/I settle the game. Thousands of fans/sing my name."
Again, as I say in these reviews, you're probably not going to find SOCCERVERSE as the big box stores. Call your local indie for this collection today.
And mind your shins.
I would put on my field-ready "uniform" every morning and go out to my backyard and practice "juggling" a soccer ball. I would count bounces off alternate knees. I would create penalty kick scenarios wherein I was the hero. Elizabeth Steinglass presents "The Ball" in the concrete form that literally provides the "opening kick" for the book (a Google search informs me that this is called "taking the kickoff in soccer terms which might demonstrate for you the level to which I will go to assure subject accuracy in a book review). In this ball-shaped poem, it is Elizabeth Steinglass's final line that really brings forth the world's interest in soccer: "Our feet find the world around this ball."
With solo play, I had no need to worry for my shins, but it was nice to know that they were protected as much as the privacy of my wish to play soccer. Elizabeth Steinglass shows a deeper appreciation for the gear in giving both left and right a place on the page via the mask poetry form. Left is ready to go and to take a beating: "I'm the shining armor/guarding your shin/while you run down the field/and go for the win." The right shin guard's life has taken a different turn: "I'm here,/where you left me/after the game, when you ran away/when it started to rain." From a Writing Studio standpoint, we might point to Elizabeth Steinglass's use of punctuation to present rhythm and enjambment that might carry a sentence over the course of multiple lines or a stanza.
With the excitement building and building around the play of the United States Women's National Soccer Team (USWNST) this summer as they advance round after round, closer and closer to the World Cup, it's a perfect time for the release of a poetry collection celebrating the game of soccer. In fact, when I see the neo-iconic image of Megan Rapinoe I imagine here reciting lines from "More," a poem found at the end of SOCCERVERSE (if Ms. Steinglass sees this review, she might suggest a poster to the publisher that would bring these two together; that's a free marketing suggestion from the would-be reviewer).
Elizabeth Steinglass delivers a game-winner worthy of running and sliding across the field with these twenty-two poems presenting the immediately-recognizable and familiar parts of the game and those that we might only consider if we were really, really close to the game. And Elizabeth Steinglass does not shy away from the physical parts of the game for which one might "draw a card."
Elizabeth Steinglasss knows how to play the field of the picture book spread by presenting duo-voiced poetry demonstrated by the poems that fall under the umbrella title, "Instructions To" which include a poem dedicated to field players and the goal keeper. For the Writing Studio, these poems work together to create a reverso, a poetic form made recognizable and popular of late with Marilyn Singer's work.
"Dribbling" is presented as a list of verbs that follow the action of what a soccer player does. For the Writing Studio, we might talk about vetting out the verbs associated with the activity. We don't just kick, we "zag" and we "dash" and we "book." What Elizabeth Steinglass does really well here is to present a list that presents both in rhythm and in rhyme, something often missed in early drafts of list poems from young writers.
The other fundamental of the game is "Passing" and Elizabeth Steinglass is astute enough here to recognize that the couplet is probably the best poetic form to communicate that passing involves a person and a partner (someone to pass to). This sound passes to its partner in the six lines presented as a question by a player with waiting feet for the next "receipt" of the ball (ahem. . .according to Google a player "receives" the pass delivered by another player. . .depth of accuracy in the interest of a good review).
"Defender" and "Striker" are presented on facing pages and in the metaphor form. Dog, rabbits, and sharks on the field. Who knew? Elizabeth Steinglass.
Frustration and exasperation are also parts of the game and these are addressed, again on facing pages with "Apology" and "Accepted" (I don't have to show you what the poet has done here quite masterfully, do I?). This is the portion of the collection wherein the poet really does a good job of showcasing the intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of the game with poems presenting in affirmation ("Pep Talk"), imagination ("The Game") and concession ("The Handshake). This is one of the gifts of children's poetry to be able to move beyond the play action and make a move toward the place of affect of those involved in the game and all that it brings.
I cannot be the only child who has ever carried a quiet dream of being involved more in a sport that has drawn his, her, or their interest. During my own "season" of kicking a ball around, I was involved in the active, play, but I didn't have a book to turn to. . .to turn into. . .that would provide that reading and reflecting place that would partner perfectly for those "rained-out" backyard sessions.
And I sense that every kid in a community, YMCA, or travel club team this year would love this book too. I humbly submit this book as a possible gift for introduction to the sport, pre-season, during the season, or post-season reading. The book would work well for sideline siblings not-quite-ready for the field. And, signed by an entire team with a photo for the coach? We're talking about poetry as gift and tribute all in one.
Illustrator Edson Ike is able to wrap around visually the verse in a way that suggests the poem (which has feet) meets naturally the ball (that presents in a a real way and in soccer most often right above the eyes). The cover depicts a child holding balloons of soccer balls and planets lifting him above the field. For many players, the game is the world and the world beyond place. Players chase after balls and after other players. The action in the illustration is captured nicely and in the moments that Ike presents a little more symbolically, it is always in compliment to the verse making the vision and the verse work together to dribble upon the page the subject matter at hand (or foot).
I never became a soccer player. Now, this is a narrative for another time. Maybe I knew these terms for soccer play that I am returning to in this review. And, perhaps, a book like Elizabeth Steinglass's SOCCERVERSE might affirm the "residential expertise" of those in-room soccer players. Prior knowledge is really key in access to poetry. And to structured play.
What's important here is that the interest level took me to a place where I was putting in the time. Practicing in private. Playing the part. With an early interest in poetry, I would have loved Elizabeth Steinglass's SOCCERVERSE.
I think I would have really liked the sentiment in the last two poems of the collection, "More" and "Good Dreams." It mattered not that I couldn't play soccer because of ideological considerations, I wanted to play "more," even if this meant solo play ("We don't mind the rain. There's plenty of light./We never get tired. Who cares if it's night?/We want to play soccer! Pass, shoot, score!"). Elizabeth Steinglass's final line in the collection sums up every kick I sent sailing into the chain link fence that separated our yard from the neighbor's: "Upside down,/I settle the game. Thousands of fans/sing my name."
Again, as I say in these reviews, you're probably not going to find SOCCERVERSE as the big box stores. Call your local indie for this collection today.
And mind your shins.
December 19, 2018
Hurray for soccer! Hurray for poetry! And hurray for this perfect combination that gives the reader an inside look from the point of view of...a pair of shin guards? The field itself? The ball? SOCCERVERSE consists of a wonderful collection of different types of poetry...haiku, couplets, concrete (I learned something new - a concrete poem is written with the words in the shape of the subject of the poem), list poem, reverso, and many more.
I love that the poems are self-contained, yet connected. The child reader can feel she has accomplished something by reading even one. But, just like with potato chips, I think kids will be excited to read more. And I love that the theme of many of the poems is teamwork and friendship. One of my favorites is the interchange between a child who speaks only Spanish and another who speaks only English...and the beauty of 'WANT TO PLAY?' is that the language of playing together is universal.
This book definitely belongs on every classroom and home bookshelf.
I love that the poems are self-contained, yet connected. The child reader can feel she has accomplished something by reading even one. But, just like with potato chips, I think kids will be excited to read more. And I love that the theme of many of the poems is teamwork and friendship. One of my favorites is the interchange between a child who speaks only Spanish and another who speaks only English...and the beauty of 'WANT TO PLAY?' is that the language of playing together is universal.
This book definitely belongs on every classroom and home bookshelf.
June 14, 2019
Perfect both for a young athlete or a young reader (sometimes they’re one and the same), SOCCERVERSE is a delightful collection of poems about the sport that is growing in popularity. There are many different forms of poetry presented (as mentioned in the back matter) so kids, and adults, can learn some new forms. Plus, all the poems are super fun to read aloud. You can feel the rhythm of the game in the words!
June 27, 2019
22 humorous, fun-to-read poems that will get kids excited about soccer and poetry! Anyone who has played soccer will identify with the “A Few Words From Your Shinguard” poem (Sure, I smell like something dead, but who cares?) and the corresponding “ A Few Words From Your Other Shinguard.” My favorite was the reverso poem of instructions to the field players and goalkeeper. Teachers will love the list of poetic forms with brief explanations at the back and want to keep this book close at hand for any poetry unit.
July 3, 2019
Thirteen different forms and poems from all different points of view. Fabulous collection. My students ALWAYS ask for more sports poems for Poetry Friday!
June 21, 2019
This book is a fun exploration of everything soccer! Kids who love the sport will appreciate and connect with the poems, but readers who are new to the game will enjoy and learn from the poems. Elizabeth Steinglass has included a variety of forms of poetry and includes back matter describing the types of poems. Steinglass makes a game of matching the poems with their forms and includes an answer key. Colorful illustrations set off the poems.
June 17, 2019
I loved this wonderful book chock-full of humorous, emotional, and relatable poems! Children will love this! This book is a perfect addition to anyone learning or teaching poetry!
June 15, 2019
I love this poetry collection about soccer by talented poet Elizabeth Steinglass. She covers a lot of ground (pun intended) using various poetic forms and I like The explanation about the forms used at the end. Kids who enjoy soccer and their adults will certainly love this book!
June 11, 2019
This book is fantastic, one that every little soccer lover would love! It has poems on everything soccer-related: ball, playing positions, rules, emotions, grass, uniform, friendship, fans, and more! The illustrations are bright and creative, and the poetry is simple and engaging. The back matter includes a note on different forms of poetry and going back to the poems, the one in 'reverso' is my most favorite. Kids that play soccer (which is a lot) can easily relate to the experiences that the poems address. Overall, a great book on poetry and soccer!
June 7, 2021
Soccer is one of those universal things that bring people together. It's an every single culture and almost everybody on earth knows exactly what soccer is and how to play it. Combine that with poetry and you have yourself a masterpiece.
This is truly something that students of all backgrounds can relate to for the most part. And for those few individuals that can't, they will catch up very quickly being that it inspires the beautiful game that is soccer and motivates children to play it.
This is truly something that students of all backgrounds can relate to for the most part. And for those few individuals that can't, they will catch up very quickly being that it inspires the beautiful game that is soccer and motivates children to play it.
June 11, 2019
I have been a soccer fan for a long time and was involved in youth soccer as a volunteer for 15 years. This book will be a perfect fit for anyone who has a soccer player in their life. I’m also a reading and writing teacher so the poetry makes me happy too. I plan to use this book in the classroom next year!
June 9, 2019
Wow! What a clever book. I didn't know what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. Soccerverse not only celebrates soccer, but life: friendship, diversity, frustration, victory, disappointment...even the shin guards have something to say! And, on top of that, the reader learns about all the different kinds of poetic forms. In a nutshell, genius!
June 10, 2019
This is a must read for soccer fans all around the world! What a wonderful concept to teach kids about poem forms through the beautiful game! Wonderful! I loved the note about poem forms. The bright and cheerful illustrations by Edson Ikê perfectly complement the world of football created by Elizabeth Steinglass!
June 9, 2019
Soccer fans are sure to enjoy Steinglass's poetry in Soccerverse. She introduces soccer terms and poetry forms in an organic, natural combination that makes the reader want to do both. The poetry information page at the end is an added bonus.
June 1, 2019
I greatly enjoyed this book of soccer poems! The concept is original, the poems range from lyrical to funny. I especially loved the shin guard poems!
As readers go though different aspects of the game ( and through a day!), they are also introduced to different poem forms and elements. The back matter on poem forms is informative and adds a game element to the book. The expressive illustrations by Edson Ikê complement the text beautifully.
As readers go though different aspects of the game ( and through a day!), they are also introduced to different poem forms and elements. The back matter on poem forms is informative and adds a game element to the book. The expressive illustrations by Edson Ikê complement the text beautifully.
December 17, 2018
This is such a fun read for soccer fans and former soccer players. I particularly enjoyed the poem "The Fans." It takes me back...
January 12, 2020
Aptly described by Kirkus as "a pitch-perfect ode to the details and delights of playing soccer," SOCCERVERSE dons 13 poetic forms to describe the world's most popular sport from a variety of viewpoints, from a diverse cast of teammates to the soccer equipment itself—the ball, the goal, even a pair of smelly shin guards. Teachers will appreciate the author's note at the end of the book that describes the forms, yet none of the poems feel like they've been forced into an assigned poetic structure.
Expect a fresh and interesting perspective with each of the 22 poems. While much of the verse is lighthearted, there are also moments that come across as honest and heartfelt—a reluctance to shake hands with a member of the opposing team, for example, or an apology that is accepted, even a wry observation about parental fans. Edson Ikê's bold, animated illustrations reflect Elizabeth Steinglass's adaptive verse beautifully—at times sober, but overall, whimsical and imaginative. The two make a winning team!
This book will score big with kids, at home or in the classroom, whether or not they are passionate about the game.
Expect a fresh and interesting perspective with each of the 22 poems. While much of the verse is lighthearted, there are also moments that come across as honest and heartfelt—a reluctance to shake hands with a member of the opposing team, for example, or an apology that is accepted, even a wry observation about parental fans. Edson Ikê's bold, animated illustrations reflect Elizabeth Steinglass's adaptive verse beautifully—at times sober, but overall, whimsical and imaginative. The two make a winning team!
This book will score big with kids, at home or in the classroom, whether or not they are passionate about the game.
January 14, 2020
Elizabeth Steinglass is such a versatile poet, a fact that shines through in this collection of 22 soccer poems written in a marvelous mix of poetic forms. What I most love about this book, though, is how thoughtful and insightful the poems are, as if Steinglass has some direct line into the minds of soccer-playing children. Many of the poems have a real emotional resonance; for example, what may seem like a straightforward poem about a ball actually encapsulates the total engagement of children at play ("Our feet find a world around this ball"), while another shows how a common love of the game brings children from different backgrounds together. I imagine teachers would love this collection for its themes of pride, acceptance, good sportsmanship, self-doubt, anticipation, disappointment, and teamwork, not to mention all the poetic forms explained in the back matter. Steinglass definitely scores with this one!
October 28, 2021
As someone who grew up playing sports and is now a father to twin toddlers hoping they become interested in sports, I enjoyed introducing this book to my kids. This book is a fun look at all things soccer! The poetry will appeal to kids who enjoy the sport, but even readers who are unfamiliar with the game will enjoy and learn from them. Elizabeth Steinglass has included a wide range of poetic genres, as well as back matter that describes the many sorts of poems. Steinglass includes an answer key and creates a game out of matching the poems with their forms. The poetry are accompanied by vibrant graphics.
January 6, 2020
This collection of twenty-plus individual poems incorporates various poetic forms, each of which adopts distinct voices and points of view. It will offer a gateway to poetry from for who resist poetry. The interconnected emotional and active lives of the characters portrayed, all engage in various ways through soccer, depict a multiverse of individuals. The back supplement describes he forms for poems included with a challenge to match the titles to the form, complete with an answer key for independent readers AND for teachers who wish to use this collection as mentor text.
February 8, 2020
Just Wow!
There are so many reasons to love this book.
It's about soccer, but it's also about living and playing together in harmony with different kinds of people.
It acknowledges that soccer is a universal sport played by boys and girls.
It brilliantly showcases a variety of different poetic forms.
It provides ideal mentor texts for teaching poetry.
Edson Ike's illustrations are the perfect companion to these words.
Ultimately it's just a wonderful collection of poems that happen to be soccer related!
There are so many reasons to love this book.
It's about soccer, but it's also about living and playing together in harmony with different kinds of people.
It acknowledges that soccer is a universal sport played by boys and girls.
It brilliantly showcases a variety of different poetic forms.
It provides ideal mentor texts for teaching poetry.
Edson Ike's illustrations are the perfect companion to these words.
Ultimately it's just a wonderful collection of poems that happen to be soccer related!
December 5, 2019
Young soccer fans will enjoy all of the action-packed poems in this collection. Bright, energetic digital illustrations complement these poems that celebrate all aspects of the sport of soccer with imaginative thoughts from a pair of shin guards, sensory descriptions of the fields, advice for defenders and goalkeepers, and appreciation for teammates and coaches. The author used 13 different forms of poetry with a page of notes at the end to help young readers understand.
September 10, 2019
A wonderful book for both soccer lovers and those who have never played the sport before! This fun collection of soccer-themed poems is a celebration of sport. This wonderful gift of a book will introduce young readers to a variety of poetry styles that will make them laugh out loud and want to hit the field. SOCCERVERSE is a breath of fresh air that any reader will appreciate.
January 19, 2020
1/18/2020 ~ Poems about the universe of soccer, or the soccer-verse! I love everything about this book: the double meaning of the title, the range of characters playing soccer, the various perspectives of the poems (poems narrated by shin guards?), the bilingual call and response poem, etc. To top it off, the author has included information about each type of poem she uses.
September 5, 2024
A collection of poems about soccer, soccer players, and all aspects of the game.
I like the wide variety of styles of poetry incorporated into this collection. It's a nice introduction to many different styles, and the subject matter will likely getting kids who don't usually pick up poetry checking out this book.
I like the wide variety of styles of poetry incorporated into this collection. It's a nice introduction to many different styles, and the subject matter will likely getting kids who don't usually pick up poetry checking out this book.
June 20, 2021
This book of poems will definitely excite the athlete in your classroom! This book includes poems from the perspective of your shin guards, to the different parts of an actual soccer game. The poems will surely make you laugh. I love that the book itself provides poems from each perspective throughout a soccer game that kids can relate to.
This would be a great book to teach about adding details when writing, as the author really stretches out each part of a soccer game and the different details within each part in order to make these fabulous poems. The poems in this book are also great to talk about perspectives and multi-step writing.
I found this book on a GoodReads poetry shelf, and listened to the book on YouTube read by the author herself!
This would be a great book to teach about adding details when writing, as the author really stretches out each part of a soccer game and the different details within each part in order to make these fabulous poems. The poems in this book are also great to talk about perspectives and multi-step writing.
I found this book on a GoodReads poetry shelf, and listened to the book on YouTube read by the author herself!
February 8, 2022
You don't have to love soccer to love Soccerverse - the poems are absolutely wonderful! I use this book to teach poetry to my third grade students and they love it! The poetry it inspires them to write is incredible, too.
October 4, 2022
Soccer-verse was a really good book with many poems about soccer. Each poem had some rhyming words which gives the reader a great excitement. The illustrations were awesome as well and I would definitely recommend this book.
August 15, 2024
A book of poems all about soccer, this is sure to be a hit with our many students who love "football". With poems from the perspective of the player, the shin guards, and other poems written to the goal and to the field and more, this is a delight to read!
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