Great Shot!

A second tale about the young footballers of Great Catesby Primary School

ROB CHILDS is an ex-Leicestershire teacher with many years' experience of coaching and organizing school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country.  He is well-known for his successful THE BIG MATCH series, the SOCCER MAD, PHANTOM FOOTBALL and COUNTY CUP series in Yearling and for the popular GREAT! series for Corgi Pups.

Have a go! Shoot!" 
Tom, captain of the school football team, can't believe what is happening. Everyone in the team is scoring goals - except him. He even misses a penalty! But when his teammate Jonty is suddenly in danger, Tom needs to find his shooting boots again - and quickly!

Wicked Catch!

Another lively Sports Special Corgi Pup from Rob Childs.

ROB CHILDS is an ex-Leicestershire teacher with many years' experience of coaching and organizing school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country. He is well-known for his successful THE BIG MATCH series, the SOCCER MAD, PHANTOM FOOTBALL and COUNTY CUP series in Yearling and for the popular GREAT! series for Corgi Pups.

It's summer and so Bradley, Jagdish, Suresh and Shannon are playing rounders! Who will be the best fielder - could it be Dylan the dog? A Sports Special story from Rob Childs, featuring the characters from Wicked Day!

Strike!

A fantastic tale of football and fishing for beginner readers.

This is perfect for football mad children. It is easy to read, funny and ideal for all those children who want to start reading on their own

Young readers with an interest in football and/or fishing will enjoy this undemanding and simply illustrated book

A lively tale for boys aged five to seven

Rob Childs (Author) ROB CHILDS is an ex-Leicestershire teacher with many years' experience of coaching and organizing school teams in football, athletics, cricket and cross-country. He is well-known for his successful THE BIG MATCH series, the SOCCER MAD, PHANTOM FOOTBALL and COUNTY CUP series in Yearling and for the popular GREAT! series for Corgi Pups. Martin Chatterton (Illustrator) Martin Chatterton was born in Liverpool, England. He has been writing children's books and Young Adult fiction for over twenty years and also writes crime novels under the name Ed Chatterton. In addition to his award-winning career as a writer, he has enjoyed international success as an illustrator as well as working as a graphic designer, university lecturer and commercials director. He now divides his time between Australia and the UK and is married with two children.

Jake loves football and fishing (even though he barely ever catches a fish) but his best friend Adam thinks fishing is cruel. Jake also hasn't been doing very well in their team's Sunday matches, but is determined to prove himself, score a hat-trick and win the match ball in the game against their arch rivals. Adam makes the stakes even higher by making a deal with Jake - he'll help Jake to score his three goals but in return Jake will have to give up fishing! Will Jake go for the hat-trick?

The Big Drop

Chris Weston and his teammates battle to avoid relegation in this latest title in the bestselling and popular football series

The end of the season is approaching and Danebridge School football team faces relegation down a league - unless they can win a few last-minute games.   Can Chris Weston, their skipper and goalkeeper, pull the team together and get the vital results the team needs so badly?  If he fails, it's the big drop for Danebridge...

The Big Send-Off

The latest exciting title in the successful BIG series of football stories

Off! Off! Off! 
Danebridge school football team - captained by goalie Chris Weston - have had a shaky season in the League, but a good Cup run. Now they face a crucial semi-final replay - a match they must win if they are to meet their arch-rivals, Shenby, in the Final. Will Chris lift the Cup? Find out what happens in this new action-packed story in the bestselling BIG soccer series - everything from a nerve-jangling penalty shootout to a shock sending-off!

The Big Clash

Footballer Chris Weston has to cope not only with fighting to keep his team in the Cup, but also with dealing with the return of his absentee father

I've heard you're a good keeper. How about producing one for me, eh?' 
Chris Weston, goalie and team captain of Danebridge school football team, can hardly believe it when his team - fighting relegation - make it to the semi-finals of the Cup! But how can he concentrate on his football when his absentee father makes an appearance. For Dad can't keep his mouth shut, shouting out his comments from the touchline and completely putting Chris off his game. Can Chris keep his head and focus on his football? And can Danebridge make it to the Final?

Rob Childs

Jonty's father is the Red Fox - a superstar in the pop world. And now Jonty's dad is helping the young footballers of Great Catesby Primary School in recording a special football song: Come on, you Greats! 
 
The third tale about Tom, Jonty and their friends in the school football team.

Rob Childs

Books by Rob Childs

Series by Rob Childs

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