by David Metzenthen, illustrated by Stephen Axelsen

 

Marco and his friends live in Australia, but they come from countries all over the world. And when they play soccer, they play for the World Cup!

 

This book was shortlisted for the 2008 Children's Book Council of Australia awards: younger readers.

 

David Metzenthen's work has been translated into Danish and Italian and published in the UK and US. He has also written for the Aussie Nibbles, Bites and Chomps series. He is also the author of Black Water which has been shortlisted for a CBC award for 2008. He lives in Melbourne.

 

Paperback. 72 pages.

 

Age 8-12