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Willy the Wizard
(Paperback, 1998)
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Author: Anthony Browne
Willy the chimpanzee loves to play soccer, but he is never picked for a team until a stranger gives ...
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0679890963
ISBN-13: 9780679890966
Mar 1998
Publisher: Dragonfly
Grade:
From 1 to 2
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
Willy the chimpanzee loves to play soccer, but he is never picked for a team until a stranger gives him some shoes that he is certain are magic.
| Size | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 9.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 4.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
Browne's (Willy the Wimp) fourth book featuring his ingenuous, remarkably human chimp mingles soccer and magic, two topics of indisputable appeal to kids. In wry, splendidly detailed pictures and a characteristically assured narrative, the author/artist relays the story of Willy's soccer breakthrough. Since he can't afford to buy soccer "boots," the chimp is ignored by the other players (shown here as gorillas). Then he encounters an ethereal yet curiously familiar figure dressed in old-fashioned soccer clothes, ``like the clothes Willy remembered his dad wearing.'' The two kick around a soccer ball, and the stranger unlaces his cleats and passes them to Willy. At the next practice, the shoes transform Willy into a star. But when Willy forgets to bring his special shoes to the big game and has to wear another pair, he nevertheless plays like a "wizard," stunning the opposition and scoring the winning goal. With admirable subtlety, Browne delivers a beneficial message to all youngsters soccer-playing or not. Ages 4-8. (Feb.)
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PreS-Gr 3 A young chimp learns that soccer stardom has more to do with ability than with rituals or special boots. A slam-bang plot with knock-out artwork. (Feb. 1996)
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