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One-Nil
When football-mad Luke finds out the England squad are training nearby, there's only one thing to do - take time off school and watch them! It's a dream come true - but if his mum finds out, it'll become a nightmare.
57 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2008
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Tony Bradman
652 books43 followersTONY BRADMAN graduated from Cambridge University and worked in journalism for many years as an editor and reviewer. Now a full-time author, he has produced several successful anthologies for young readers for Random House Children's Books, including three focusing exclusively on football: the FOOTBALL FEVER titles.
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March 1, 2019
This book written by Tony Bradman. The main character called Luke found out that England Football team are practicing in city court. Football is his most favourite sports so he wants to go, but he thinks his mum wouldn't allow him to go. So one day after at morning, he says he has a fever and his mum went to his job and went to city square and he saw a...
I like that how writer shows the main character's emotion by using many adjective. It is quite easy to read and I got so much of fun!
I like that how writer shows the main character's emotion by using many adjective. It is quite easy to read and I got so much of fun!
January 1, 2012
‘One-Nil’, a book by Tony Bradman and illustrated by Karen Donnelly, tells the story of a young boy named Luke who takes the day off of school to go watch his beloved England football team train at the local football stadium. The book is specially designed to help children with dyslexia, by means of an unorthodox spacing of letters and darker than usual cream coloured pages.
When Luke hears from his friend Jamie that the England team are coming to train at the local ‘City Ground’ he knows that he must do everything he can to go and watch them. Unfortunately, that includes faking illness to his mother to gain a day off of school. Once everyone has left the family home, Luke takes a bus to the stadium to see his heroes train. He is lucky enough to speak to the England manager, Bill Mann, and even gets invited to partake in a training match where he scores a dream header past England keeper Peter Sharpe!
Luke manages to sneak back home before his family arrive back, thinking that everything has gone according to plan. Unfortunately, the next morning he is woken by his mother who has a copy of the local newspaper featuring a photograph of Luke with Bill Mann on the front page! This book would be ideal for children of Year 4 or Year 5 age, depending on the child’s reading level, regardless of whether they have dyslexia or not.
When Luke hears from his friend Jamie that the England team are coming to train at the local ‘City Ground’ he knows that he must do everything he can to go and watch them. Unfortunately, that includes faking illness to his mother to gain a day off of school. Once everyone has left the family home, Luke takes a bus to the stadium to see his heroes train. He is lucky enough to speak to the England manager, Bill Mann, and even gets invited to partake in a training match where he scores a dream header past England keeper Peter Sharpe!
Luke manages to sneak back home before his family arrive back, thinking that everything has gone according to plan. Unfortunately, the next morning he is woken by his mother who has a copy of the local newspaper featuring a photograph of Luke with Bill Mann on the front page! This book would be ideal for children of Year 4 or Year 5 age, depending on the child’s reading level, regardless of whether they have dyslexia or not.
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