PLAY BALL! This photographic picture book is the perfect resource to get your little athlete ready for their first soccer game or practice. How do you score goals? What do I wear to a game? Who is going to be on my team? How can I get better outside of practice? Soccer can be complicated, but this unique book has all the information a kid needs before kicking (or blocking) a goal. Filled with diagrams, helpful photos, and even practice tips, it helps young athletes prepare for their first season and understand the most important elements of their sport.

Author Biography

Susan Blackaby is the author of numerous books for young readers, including Sterling's Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox (praised in a starred review by School Library Journal as "particularly endearing . . . delightful"), and its sequel Brownie Groundhog and the Wintry Surprise, as well as a poetry collection, Nest, Nook, and Cranny (Charlesbridge), which won the 2011 Lion and Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry. She lives in Portland, OR.