by Bénédicte Mathieu & Myrtille Rambion and illustrated by Aurélien Débat
Adapted by John Saker
Gecko Press - $19.99
Ages 7+
A book for sports lovers. Everything from the origin of the Olympics and the history of rugby, football and tennis, to the health benefits of sport; from politics and doping to sports around the world; to playing for fun or as a professional; and more.
Features:
Great for children ages 7–11, especially as a non-fiction complement to Asterix and Tintin
Fun comic-strip style illustrations combined with accessible information
Excellent resource for the home or classroom
Sections updated and rewritten for the English-speaking market by acclaimed author John
Saker, a top NZ feature writer, award-winning wine writer and ex-professional basketballer
Saker, a top NZ feature writer, award-winning wine writer and ex-professional basketballer
A page follows to give you and idea of the style and content:
Bénédicte Mathieu is a journalist. She worked for the cultural, financial, sports and literature sections of the French newspaper Le Monde before going freelance.
Myrtille Rambion is also a journalist. She has been around the world several times and met many sporting champions. She has worked for Reuters and many other companies.
Aurélien Débat lives in Strasbourg. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts and has worked for newspaper and book publishers since then.
1 comment:
Methinks the person who has adapted this book for the NZ market has made a slight 'balls-up'! The Racism in Sport section has apparently been given a NZ angle by changing the text to be about the 1981 Springbok Tour, but the team shown is obviously a soccer team (11 players with one wearing alternative strip and gloves!!), but standing behind a rugby ball! Whoops.
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