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1) Pelé
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of the greatest sports hero ever-how a kid from the slums of Brazil named Péle transformed soccer into the world's biggest sport. With Vincent D'Onofrio.
2) Pelé
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Series
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English
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A biography of Pelé that discusses his childhood in Brazil, professional soccer career, fame, achievements, and other related topics.
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English
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"For an American soccer kid growing up in the '80s, Pelé transcended
the game. From the moment I first saw him standing next to Sylvester
Stallone and Michael Caine in Victory, there was only one star
for me on that screen. Pelé's exciting memoir revives all the
groundbreaking moments of the best there ever was."
-Alexi Lalas, journalist, retired professional US soccer player
The man. The legend. The autobiography.
Even people who don't...
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Series
Language
English
Description
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. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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English
Description
The boy from Minas Gerais...who became the world's greatest-ever footballer. In a career spanning three decades, Pelé was the face of football worldwide. A hero of Brazil and an icon around the world, through sheer skill, grace and charisma, he was football's first modern superstar. Pelé made football look easy. He turned the sport he loved into a work of art, and the world stopped whenever the ball was at his feet. In his death, football has lost...
9) Pelé
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Pele, Brazil's all-time King of Football. With a sock full of rags for a ball, Pele honed his skills in a poor neighbourhood in Brazil. He believed that, one day, he would lead his country to World Cup victory - and he was right! With Pele and his super skills on the team, Brazil lifted the trophy three times. Today, he is widely regarded as the greatest...
10) Pelé
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Pele. A name known around the world, a sports legend who changed soccer forever, and a national hero who carried the hopes and dreams of a country on his back. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from the slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil, so poor that he couldn't afford a real soccer ball.
11) Pelé
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A biography of Brazilian soccer player Pelé, or Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who has the reputation as the greatest soccer player of all time and is the only person to win three World Cup trophies.
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Series
Language
English
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"This title compares classic star Pelé and contemporary champion Lionel Messi. From scoring and field skills to trophies and stardom, chapters explore and compare each player's skills on the field. The title also features end-of-chapter fact boxes for side-by-side player comparison, as well as a glossary. It will be up to the reader to decide who is the all-time soccer hero."--Publisher's marketing.
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English
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"To investigate the question of who is soccer's GOAT, fans can turn to facts and figures. The number of goals scored is an important statistic. But is it the only one that is important when evaluating a player's career? What about a player's longevity--how many games and minutes he played? What is their strike rate or goals per game? And perhaps most importantly from a fan's point of view, how did the player perform when the stage was the biggest...
17) Remembering Pelé
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Publisher
A360 Media, LLC
Language
English
Description
Soccer has often been referred to as "The Beautiful Game" a phrase defined by the sport’s brightest superstar, the late, great Pelé, and his elegant style of play. Since its inception in 1946, SPORT has expressed the beauty of myriad games through the artistry of brilliant photography and lyrical writing. SPORT Remembering Pelé 1940-2022 features multiple classic stories that helped introduce soccer's biggest star to The
...18) Soccer on Sunday
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Annie search for the fourth secret of greatness for Merlin the Magician in Mexico City at the 1970 World Cup Games where they hope to learn something new from soccer player great Pele.
Author
Series
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Multiple
Description
This acclaimed bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries. Monica Brown and Rudy Gutierrez team up to deliver what Kirkus called, in a starred review, an "inspiring blend of art and story," about the most famous soccer star in the world, Pelé. This bilingual picture book will inspire, teach, and amaze readers...
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