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What Is the World Cup? (What Was?)

by Bonnie Bader (Author) Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4^th − 5^th Grade

Series: What Was?

Common Sense Media Review

GOOOAAAAAL! Get ready for a front-row seat at the world's most-watched sporting event--the World Cup. Every four years, thirty-two of the best men's soccer teams from across the globe compete for the title of FIFA World Cup winner. Over one billion people tuned in worldwide to watch the final game of the 2014 competition, making the World Cup the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Summer Olympics! This book takes a look back at what has changed since the first tournament in 1930 and what lies ahead for the most popular sport in the world.

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Bonnie Bader

BONNIE BADER is a prolific author of nonfiction children's books, including My Little Golden Book About Abraham Lincoln, Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, Who Was Christopher Columbus?, and Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?

SUE CORNELISON graduated with a BFA from Drake University and continued her studies at the International School of Studio Arts in Florence, Italy. A full-time illustrator for well over a decade, she recently illustrated Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey.

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Non-fiction

ISBN-13

9780515158212

Lexile Measure

930

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Publisher

Penguin Workshop

Publication date

March 20, 2018

Series

What Was?

BISAC categories

JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Soccer

Library of Congress categories

History
Soccer
World Cup (Soccer)

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