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by Adrian Lobley (Author)
The Football Match is a book to help young children read their first words. It is targeted at young football fans who know the alphabet but cannot yet translate the combination of letters into words. It also assists with writing, numeracy, selecting the correct page and learning about football. The book is an adventure where the child chooses on each page what they want to happen in the football match. When they score a goal they write the new score in. Developed to link school and home learning, 'The Match' series builds children's confidenceand also introduces them to phonics.
Author Biography
Adrian Lobley writes non-fiction, fiction and children's education books. He lives in Leeds works in IT and writes in his spare time. He is chairman of his tennis club. "The Tennis Psychologist" (non-fiction): With 25 years experience of managing tennis teams, Adrian compiled all his learnings about the psychology of the game into one book. "The Tennis Psychologist" was Adrian's first book and has become the UK's best-seller since its launch in 2013. "A Learn to Read Book: The Football Match" (children's Education): Adrian's second book, released in 2014, is the first book in the 'A Learn to Read Book' series which helps young children (Phonics Level 1) to read their first words. Adrian wrote this in order to help his football-mad son learn to read. "A Learn to Read Book: The Tennis Match" (children's Education): Adrian's third book, released in 2015, is the second book in the 'A Learn to Read Book' series which helps young children (Phonics Level 1) to read their first words. "The Tennis Club at Worple Road" (fiction): Released in 2015. A crime thriller which is based around the real life timeline of events that were integral to the explosion of lawn tennis on the world.
