An incredible 29 million women and girls play football across the globe. But it wasn't always this way...
Helena Pielichaty, author of the popular Girls FC series, traces the development of women's football from its ban by the FA in 1921 to its current status as the UK's number one team participation sport for women and girls. This lively history introduces the early pioneers of the game, from suffragette Netty Honeyball to the munitions workers whose teams competed during the First World War, alongside contemporary players from around the world.
*Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3a to Level 4c in reading.
*Support comprehension with contemporary and historical photographs that bring the story of women's football to life.
*Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.
This is Book 34 in the Read On Series. See all Read On books here.
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Helena Pielichaty (pronounced Pierre-li-hatty) is the bestselling author of numerous children's books, including the highly successful Simone's Letters, which was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her series, The After School Club, has eight titles and the bind-up, Clubbing Together, sold more than 25,000 copies in its first six months. A local girls' under
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