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    Best Chess Books for Beginners, recommended by Andrew Green

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    Best Chess Books for Beginners - Winning Chess Strategy (for Kids) Jeff Coakley, Antoine Duff (illustrator)

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    Winning Chess Strategy (for Kids)
    Jeff Coakley, Antoine Duff (illustrator)

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    Best Chess Books for Beginners - Steps Method chess workbooks by Rob Brunia and Cor van Wijgerden

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    Steps Method chess workbooks
    by Rob Brunia and Cor van Wijgerden

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    Best Chess Books for Beginners - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Donn Mosenfelder

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    Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
    Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Donn Mosenfelder

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    Best Chess Books for Beginners - Chess for Tigers Simon Webb, Edward McLachlan (illustrator)

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    Chess for Tigers
    Simon Webb, Edward McLachlan (illustrator)

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    Best Chess Books for Beginners - The Chess Player's Bible James Eade, Al Lawrence, Carol & John Woodcock (illustrators)

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    The Chess Player's Bible
    James Eade, Al Lawrence, Carol & John Woodcock (illustrators)

  • Best Chess Books for Beginners - Winning Chess Strategy (for Kids) Jeff Coakley, Antoine Duff (illustrator)
  • Best Chess Books for Beginners - Steps Method chess workbooks by Rob Brunia and Cor van Wijgerden
  • Best Chess Books for Beginners - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Donn Mosenfelder
  • Best Chess Books for Beginners - Chess for Tigers Simon Webb, Edward McLachlan (illustrator)
  • Best Chess Books for Beginners - The Chess Player's Bible James Eade, Al Lawrence, Carol & John Woodcock (illustrators)

Best Chess Books for Beginners, recommended by Andrew Green

Chess is one of the most enduringly popular games in the world, transcending language barriers and teaching valuable life skills. Chess teacher and master Andrew Green recommends books (plus a few websites) to help beginners of all ages learn the game.

Best Chess Books for Beginners, recommended by Andrew Green

    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults, recommended by Dave Cousins

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Exposure (Paul Faustino Book 3) by Mal Peet

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    Exposure (Paul Faustino Book 3)
    by Mal Peet

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Respect! The Walter Tull Story by Michaela Morgan

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    Respect! The Walter Tull Story
    by Michaela Morgan

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Booked by Kwame Alexander

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    Booked
    by Kwame Alexander

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Girls FC: What's Ukrainian for Football? by Helen Pielichaty

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    Girls FC: What's Ukrainian for Football?
    by Helen Pielichaty

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    Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach

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    My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
    by Gary Imlach

  • Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Exposure (Paul Faustino Book 3) by Mal Peet
  • Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Respect! The Walter Tull Story by Michaela Morgan
  • Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Booked by Kwame Alexander
  • Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - Girls FC: What's Ukrainian for Football? by Helen Pielichaty
  • Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults - My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach

Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults, recommended by Dave Cousins

As World Cup fever builds to irresistible levels, there is no better time to get kids reading by presenting them with a few books about ‘the beautiful game.’ Award-winning children’s author and self-confessed football fanatic, Dave Cousins, recommends five fantastic football books for kids and young adults.

Best Football Books for Kids and Young Adults, recommended by Dave Cousins

    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds, recommended by Alexander

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Goalkeepers Are Different by Brian Glanville

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    Goalkeepers Are Different
    by Brian Glanville

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - The Illustrated History of Football by David Squires

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    The Illustrated History of Football
    by David Squires

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia by Clive Gifford

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    The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia
    by Clive Gifford

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Kane (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Matt & Tom Oldfield

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    Kane (Ultimate Football Heroes)
    by Matt & Tom Oldfield

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    Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Football School Season 1: Where Football Explains the World by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton & Spike Gerrell

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    Football School Season 1: Where Football Explains the World
    by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton & Spike Gerrell

  • Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Goalkeepers Are Different by Brian Glanville
  • Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - The Illustrated History of Football by David Squires
  • Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia by Clive Gifford
  • Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Kane (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Matt & Tom Oldfield
  • Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds - Football School Season 1: Where Football Explains the World by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton & Spike Gerrell

Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds, recommended by Alexander

There are a lot of books about football for sale in bookshops these days, but which ones are any good? 11-year-old Alexander, who loves football as well as reading, shares his choices of the best football books for kids as part of our ‘By Children for Children‘ series.

Best Football Books for 11 Year Olds, recommended by Alexander

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