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Rashford Rules

Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up.

Is Marcus Rashford your ultimate football hero? His rise to the top has already seen him win The FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League for Manchester United as well as become a semi-finalist at the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

Discover how the local kid got into Manchester United’s famous academy and worked hard to become part of its star-studded first team as well as an England international, plus the amazing way he called on the UK government to end child poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

This book is available on these booklists:

Books for Reluctant Readers Aged 9-11
Black History Booklist

Football Superstars: Teacher Resources

A resource pack provided by the publisher, based on The Football Superstars series that is ideal for emerging readers, football fans and reluctant readers. The resource include 4 lessons that build towards students writing their own biographies.