Froggy Plays Soccer, Jonathan London
Froggy Plays Soccer, Jonathan London
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Froggy Plays Soccer

Author: Jonathan London

Series: Froggy

Narrator: John McDonough

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/28/2013


Synopsis

It’s the day of the big game, and Froggy is ready. His soccer team is playing the Wild Things for the City Cup. All Froggy has to do is remember the rule: “Head it! Boot it! Knee it! Shoot it! BUT DON’T USE YOUR HANDS!” But Froggy’s busy doing cartwheels and picking daisies. Uh oh, Froggy! Here comes the ball! Budding soccer players and Froggy’s many fans will welcome Froggy’s latest hilarious adventure. “Play-by-play soccer action, lots of humor, and energetic artwork will please fans of this irrepressible frog.”—The Horn Book

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carolyn on January 11, 2019

This is one book in the Froggy series. In this book, Froggy’s team has their final game. I personally thought Froggy was perfect on the field—picking flowers, doing cartwheels, basically not paying attention to the game at all. It reminded me of watching my brothers’ T-ball games. Great for reading......more

Goodreads review by Paul on September 14, 2023

This helped to calm a nervous Noah on his first day at breakfast club. The moral of if at first you don’t succeed… helping boost his confidence for something new.......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on December 06, 2013

This engaging book shows the importance of teamwork through animal fantasy. The team chant "Head it! Boot it! Knee it! Shoot it! But don't use your hands!" is carried throughout the book providing an interactive element of the text. Froggy needed the support of his dad/assistant coach and his teamma......more

Goodreads review by David on September 20, 2023

In “Froggy Plays Soccer” It is the final game for the City Cup. Froggy is excited and cannot wait to play in the big game, hoping his team can take home the big trophy. The story relates to Karen Sánchez- Eppler’s idea of “Childhood” of allowing the child to make mistakes. Froggy is so energetic abo......more

Goodreads review by Sean on January 12, 2024

Sporting books always have to have them playing in some cup final, but how on earth did they get there? This book would have been served better if the game was just two teams having a hit around the park. Anyway the frog has no idea how to play soccer, they keep emphasising don't use your hands which......more