The African
Animal Football Cup, Immanuel Suttner with Guy Suttner
Quartz Press,
2010, Paperback, 44 pages, $15.95
The exploits
of human footballers at the 2010 World Cup are but a distant memory
(and
fortunately so, if you happen to support Australia or England). However,
the
lesser-known South African Animal Football Cup can be relived over and over,
thanks to
this children’s book written by father-and-son team Immanuel and Guy
(aged 10).
The sharks take on the sardines and the meerkats tackle the zebras in an
entertaining,
illustrated yarn that offers a bit of environmental education in the
process. (ABC magazine,
Organic Gardening )
"Kids ...are going to love The African Animal Football Cup ...The
story is about the animal kingdom’s version of the soccer World Cup but there’s
more to it than that. There are lessons in friendship, teamwork, community and
life in the wild. This is the kind of book that a child can keep for
years and enjoy different aspects of while growing up. ...[it] will even leave
the adults chuckling as they recognise some of their own character traits in
the animals." Babalwa
Shota, City Press, June 13 2010
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