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Madlenka Soccer Star [Hardcover]

Peter Sis

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Book Description

Sep 28 2010

Madlenka—that cosmopolitan little girl whose city block is a world of its own—is back and ready to play! When she dribbles her brand new soccer ball out the door and around the corner, it seems that everyone wants to get in the game—the mailbox, a dog, even a parking meter, but especially all the neighborhood cats, and there are enough of them to make a team. But they’re no match for Madlenka, who scores the winning goal. 

 

 

Three-time Caldecott Honoree Peter Sis rides the rising tide of soccer enthusiasm to score another winner.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: FSG Kids; Stated 1st Edition edition (Sep 28 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0374347026
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374347024
  • Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 25.7 x 1 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 408 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #446,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“Imagination is everything, keeping Madlenka moving until the other children of the neighborhood begin to appear in the courtyard. A tribute to the pleasures of kicking a ball around, by yourself or with others.”The Chicago Tribune

“Sis’s illustrations live up to his reputation, with the apartment buildings in muted shades of grey, standing protectively round the soccer field. A brief history of soccer follows the story of Madlenka, with a map of the countries where the sport is played, and with “soccer” translated into the word by which it is known in each country.”San Francisco Book Review

“Sís once again brings Madlenka’s neighborhood to life in his familiar maplike depiction.” School Library Journal

Madlenka's home remains a place that's at once familiar and fantastic, where no one, not even the trash cans, can avoid soccer fever.” Publishers Weekly

“Sís cleverly fuses the ethnically diverse makeup of a Manhattan neighborhood with a fanciful scene of Madlenka and Cleopatra playing soccer with children from around the world.” –Horn Book

About the Author

PETER SÍS’s two previous books about Madlenka, Madlenka and Madlenka’s Dog, have won the hearts of children all around the world. Mr. Sís lives in New York City.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Choice for a Soccer-lovin' little girl. April 27 2012
By D. Campbell - Published on Amazon.com
Madlenka has a brand-new soccer ball and aspirations to be a soccer star. As she dribbles it around her urban neighborhood, she encounters plenty of opponents willing to play with her: A mailbox, a dog, and a parking meter. She plays with a group of cats at the local park with a tree acting as a goal, of which she easily scores. Goal!! The crowd goes wild!

She meets of with Cleopatra who also wants to play. "Are you ready?" Madlenka asks and off they go. The author's thin black line illustrations give a an overhead perspective of the soccer field surrounded by tall buildings as other neighborhood children come to join the game.

In the back of the book, Sis gives a history lesson about the early versions of soccer along with how soccer is pronounced by countries all over the world because "The whole world wants to play soccer!"
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars delightful Sep 30 2010
By Kirsten G. Cutler - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Humor abounds in this sweet story about a little girl who loves to play soccer. She kicks her ball around her neighborhood, getting skillfully and playfully past a mailbox, a dog, a parking meter and a garbage can: Sis amusingly presents them as characters that interact with her as she guides her ball around them. Then she ends up playing a game with a bunch of cats, dressed in soccer outfits; the soccer net is created from a tree. She scores a fantastic goal and the "crowd" cheers. Finally, she meets up with her friend Cleopatra and they start playing a game. Soon a neighborhood of children is playing soccer on a grassy lot between the houses. Sis presents a dramatic backdrop of blue houses, and in front of them, the characters and actions take place in bright colors. Delightful!

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