# Soccerverse: Poems about Soccer - Hardcover

by **Elizabeth Steinglass** (Author), **Edson Ike** (Illustrator)

**The perfect gift for young soccer fans, this picture book features twenty-two imaginative poems that capture all aspects of the world's most popular sport.**

From the coach who inspires players to fly like the wind, to the shin guard that begs to be donned, to soccer dreams that fill the night, _Soccerverse_ celebrates soccer. Featuring a diverse cast of girls and boys, the poems in this collection cover winning, losing, teamwork, friendships, skills, good sportsmanship, and, most of all, love for the game. Elizabeth Steinglass cleverly incorporates thirteen different poetic forms throughout the book, defining each in a note at the end, and Edson Ikê's bold artwork is as creative as the poems are surprising.

### Author Biography

Elizabeth Steinglass has contributed poetry to both _Dear Tomato: An International Crop of Food and Agriculture Poems_ and _The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations_, as well as to various magazines, including _Highlights for Children_. _Soccerverse_ is her first picture book. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where she played soccer, basketball, and softball, read many, many books, and wrote her first poems. She now lives in Washington, DC with her husband, her three children, and her sleepy cat Scout. She loves to read, write, hike, watch soccer, and spend time with her family.

Edson Ikê is an illustrator and graphic designer, who creates illustrations for books, newspapers, magazines, and posters. Woodcutting is the aesthetic basis of his work. The Smith & Lens art gallery in Mississippi, U.S., exhibited his prints in 2016. _Soccerverse_ is his first book to be published in the United States. He lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Visit him at ensaiografico.com.br.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 04, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Soccerverse: Poems about Soccer

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.6

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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