Igor De Amicis

The Greats. Cristiano Ronaldo:The Record-Breaking Footballer

Sport

True story

Biography

History’s greatest heroes, told for young readers.

From the narrow streets of Funchal to the pinnacle of world football. The extraordinary rise of Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, the player who continues to rewrite the record books of the world’s most beloved sport.

An illustrated chapter book for readers aged 7 and up, introducing the story of one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Designed to inspire young readers through the lives and achievements of today’s most remarkable figures.

Publisher: Edizioni EL

Target: 8-10

Year: 2026

Author

Igor De Amicis

Igor De Amicis was born in Rome in 1976. Chief Commissioner of the Penitentiary Police, he shares his passion for writing with his wife Paola Luciani. Together they have written Giù nella miniera (Down the Mine), selected for the Bancarellino Prize 2017 reading project and winner of the Special Children’s Prize at the Parco Majella Prize 2017. Also for Einaudi Ragazzi, they have written Fugees Football Club, Igor Trocchia. A calcio al razzismo (Igor Trocchia. A Kick to Racism), Roberto Mancini nella terra dei fuochi (Roberto Mancini in the Ground of the Fires), L’ultima verità (The Ultimate Truth) and various titles of the Classicini, Grandissimi and Che storia! series. For Il Battello a Vapore, they have published Il mistero delle lettere senza nome (The Mystery of the Nameless Letters). Igor has also published several noir novels for adults, including La settima lapide Dea Planeta, O’ Regno Salani and Gioventù criminale (Criminal Youth), Piemme. The pair’s books have been translated in several countries (Greece, Spain, Poland, South America, Japan, Germany, etc.)