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Goal!!!
Join Little Lydia and her new friends as they all strive to be their best AND work together as a team. Following on from Saved!!! , another wonderful picture book about the joy and friendships to be found in sports written by a genuine superstar of women's soccer.
Little Lydia moves from the desert to start a new adventure in a big city.
Leaving her desert animal friends behind is hard - but soon she makes some new friends at the zoo.
It takes her time to find her feet and has to practice new skills to improve her game.
She learns from the zoo animals that being different is not such a scary thing and that everyone can teach you something new!
A joyous and triumphant picture book about friendship sport, and teamwork by Lydia Williams, goalkeeper for the Australian Matildas and for Arsenal in the UK.
Little Lydia moves from the desert to start a new adventure in a big city.
Leaving her desert animal friends behind is hard - but soon she makes some new friends at the zoo.
It takes her time to find her feet and has to practice new skills to improve her game.
She learns from the zoo animals that being different is not such a scary thing and that everyone can teach you something new!
A joyous and triumphant picture book about friendship sport, and teamwork by Lydia Williams, goalkeeper for the Australian Matildas and for Arsenal in the UK.
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
Published October 1, 2021
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June 10, 2021
Firstly, the cover of Goal instantly attracts your attention and I think it would have wide appeal to both sport loving and animal loving children.
In her first book Saved Lydia learns that she is good at Soccer and especially the position of goalkeeper. Now she has moved from the country to the city she is missing her friends and wonders how she will learn new goalkeeping skills.
A visit to the zoo brings her face to face with animals she has never met before. These animals were fast, fierce and loud. Lydia didn't think she would ever be able to keep up with them.
Lydia soon learns that each animal had their own special skill and if she paid attention and practiced day after day she too would learn these skills.
I loved that Lydia is a goalkeeper! I know when my children played soccer no-one wanted to be goalkeeper. It's a position that requires great skill and I think needs more praise.
Goal!!! is a fun, heartwarming story that promotes friendship, teamwork, determination and being prepared to learn from others. The bold and bright full spread illustrations throughout the book are sure to engage younger children whilst listening to the story.
Join Lydia as she runs, dives, whooshes, roars and laughs her way to soccer stardom.
Ages 5 - 8 years
*I received my copy from the publisher
In her first book Saved Lydia learns that she is good at Soccer and especially the position of goalkeeper. Now she has moved from the country to the city she is missing her friends and wonders how she will learn new goalkeeping skills.
A visit to the zoo brings her face to face with animals she has never met before. These animals were fast, fierce and loud. Lydia didn't think she would ever be able to keep up with them.
Lydia soon learns that each animal had their own special skill and if she paid attention and practiced day after day she too would learn these skills.
I loved that Lydia is a goalkeeper! I know when my children played soccer no-one wanted to be goalkeeper. It's a position that requires great skill and I think needs more praise.
Goal!!! is a fun, heartwarming story that promotes friendship, teamwork, determination and being prepared to learn from others. The bold and bright full spread illustrations throughout the book are sure to engage younger children whilst listening to the story.
Join Lydia as she runs, dives, whooshes, roars and laughs her way to soccer stardom.
Ages 5 - 8 years
*I received my copy from the publisher
June 3, 2021
A fun, colourful story about resilience, friendship and learning from each other. Young soccer-loving children will love it!
June 1, 2021
I loved this book! Lydia has moved to the city and missing her friends so she visits the zoo to cheer herself up. She meets some animals friends to play soccer with but she feels like she isn’t good enough.
This story shows resilience, hard work and the important of learning from your teammates as well as being a supportive teammate yourself.
Complemented with excellent artwork this is a story I can’t wait to read to my kids one day!
This story shows resilience, hard work and the important of learning from your teammates as well as being a supportive teammate yourself.
Complemented with excellent artwork this is a story I can’t wait to read to my kids one day!
June 14, 2021
3.5 stars. Cute story in zoo setting for p -y3 about learning from friends and teamwork.
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