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The World At Our Feet by Paul Cookson (view source)
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|publisher=Macmillan Children's Books
|date=May 2010
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Illustrations come courtesy of David Parkins, with plenty of cartoon silliness to keep the energy up. They don't detract from the poetry itself, but they are a welcome addition. I was slightly less keen on the caricatures of real footballers - not that there's anything wrong with them, just that it's a style that isn't entirely to my taste.
There's a great mix of poetry styles, with storytelling, silliness, playing with forms like acrostics and riddle poems. Nothing's shoehorned in or hammered home, but there are lots of things that will capture the imagination of kids. Whether they simply enjoy the poems as they are, or are inspired to write their own, it's all good. The biggest thumbs-up go goes to Tim Hopkins, with ''The Art Of World Cup Football'':
''Brazil and Paraguay drew,''<br>
For other superb football books, check out [[War Game by Michael Foreman]] and [[Billy the Kid by Michael Morpurgo]]. Football-mad reluctant readers will lap up [[The Kick Off by Dan Freedman]] and [[Action Replay by S W Parry]].
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