Lionel Messi vs. Pelé
From the Series Versus
This title compares classic star Pelé and contemporary champion Lionel Messi. From scoring and field skills to trophies and stardom, chapters explore and compare each player's skills on the field. The title also features end-of-chapter fact boxes for side-by-side player comparison, as well as a glossary. It will be up to the reader to decide who is the all-time soccer hero. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Copyright | 2018 |
| BISACS | JNF025000, JNF054130 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Abdo Publishing |
| Imprint | SportsZone |
| Series | Versus |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 930 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts! Level | 3.0 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz | Q74800 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts! Points | 6.6 |
| ISBN | 9781532113567 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2017-12-15 |
| Author | Jonathan Avise |
| Features | Glossary of key words, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 796.334 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 9.25 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
Versus – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
. . . anyone who’s a fan will recognize immediately that the athletes chosen for comparison are well matched. Each volume includes brief biographical information about the athletes before launching into comparisons of their many gifts and talents. Some pairs, such as Lionel Messi and Pelé or LeBron James and Michael Jordan, are such great counterparts that it’s almost impossible to say there’s a clear victor. In other cases, readers can clearly see how each player’s strengths were different. Who would come out on top if these phenomenal stars met up in their respective primes? The titles on the more well-known athletes are more likely to circulate than the less familiar ones, but they’re all fascinating. A real winner for middle school collections.