Who Was Pel ?

by James Buckley Jr.

Book Overview

The story of a poor boy from Brazil who became the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the most important athletes of the twentieth century

His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he was known as Pel . The soccer forward stunned Brazil when he began playing for the Santos soccer club at age fifteen. He then went on to captivate the world when he joined his country's national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399542612
• ISBN13: 9780399542619
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

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