What Is the Womens World Cup?, Gina Shaw
What Is the Womens World Cup?, Gina Shaw
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What Is the Women's World Cup?

Author: Gina Shaw, Who HQ

Series: What Was?

Narrator: Regina Coyle

Unabridged: 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2023


Synopsis

Gooaal! Soccer fans, get your game on with this book about one of the biggest tournaments in women’s sports.

The first international women's soccer match was in 1881, but the Women's World Cup didn't become official until 1991 -- 110 years later! Read about the courageous, soccer-loving women who worked hard to have a World Cup of their own in this addition to the Who HQ series. Young readers will learn about the history of women's soccer, star players, and iconic wins! From Team USA's record-breaking four championships to Japan's inspiring win in 2011, this book is full of heartwarming and exciting stories about incredible athletes across decades!

About The Author

Gina Shaw is a writer, editor, and professor of children's book writing at Hofstra University. She is the author of the popular title, What Is Nintendo?.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexa on August 13, 2023

honestly this was to try and catch up on my reading goal but nonetheless I really enjoyed it......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on March 20, 2025

Highkey read this for research for my children’s book i am writing for class but really enjoyed it neverless......more

Goodreads review by Karthika on May 21, 2023

Anything about sports is just so exciting. I am shocked to know that women players were paid 10 times less than men players even as late as in 2019.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on July 03, 2023

This book presented the facts of the game and tournaments very nicely. It gave me an appreciation of the game as well as the World Cup. Sometimes the facts were challenging to follow but it was interesting nevertheless.......more


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