By Laurie Calkhoven, illustrated by Monique Dong

A Ready to Read, level 3 book

This is an easy reader book about the history of women in soccer in the U.S., including some short biographies of some of the famous players of the sport like Mia Hamm, Megan Rapino, Trinity  Rodman, and more. The book is intended for elementary school readers, but is also appropriate for struggling middle school readers. The book includes a table of contents, tips for learning 3 basic soccer skills, history of not just women’s soccer, facts and figures about the game, and a quiz the reader can take at the end to see how much they learned. The book is illustrated with drawings, rather than with photographs. Since it is part of a leveled reading series, it should help teachers get the book in the right hands, but might turn off some readers at middle level.