Alessandro Gatti

The Greats. Pelé. The King of Football

Sport

True story

Biography

The great figures of History, within every child’s reach.

From the kicks on the street with a rag ball to the triumphs wearing the number ten jersey of a legendary Brazil. The story of the boy who became the greatest football player of all time.

A true and compelling story that combines historical accuracy with accessible storytelling.
A narrative nonfiction series that introduces children to global role models, empowering them to think big from an early age.

Publisher: Edizioni EL

Target: 8-10

Year: 2019

Author

Alessandro Gatti

Alessandro Gatti was born in 1975. As a young man, he studied a lot of philosophy but then he thought it was best to start writing novels for children. He is the author of the Klincus Corteccia books (Mondadori), which have just been adapted into a cartoon series. Along with Pierdomenico Baccalario and Lucia Vaccarino, he is also the author of the novels in the Sherlock, Lupin & Io (Sherlock, Lupin & Me) series, Piemme, translated into several languages. For a few years he has also been a comic book writer for Disney.

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