The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field
Author: Scott Riley
Illustrator: Nguyen Quang, Kim Lien
Language/s: English
Country Connection: Thailand (US)
Reader Age: Younger, Older
Genre: nonfiction
After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. The boys can play only twice a month on a sandbar when the tide is low enough. Everything changes when the teens join together to build their very own floating soccer field. An inspiring true story.
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Publisher: Millbrook Press
Year: 2021
ISBN: 9781541579156