This title introduces fans to the STEM concepts in the World Cup, exploring how science, technology, engineering, and math are all at play in this exciting event. The title features informative sidebars and infographics, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
I liked that it included both the women's world cup and the men's, especially since in America it's the women who are the stars and bring home the bacon. Well, the cup. I was a little confused by some of the choices of technology to feature; is facial recognition software really used widely at world cup matches? If so, that is really creepy.
I also was a little disappointed at the photographs; I wanted a lot more action shots. The ones they had were good thought.