David Beckham: Gifted and Giving Soccer Star
How educational can a biography about the most internationally know sports superstar really be? Well this excellently written biography, authored by J Chris Roselius, captures the essence of what students want to know. The book provides an great description of Beckhams life as a sports star and his life experience before he became famous. Along with the descriptions of his life Roselius chose to give small descriptions of the things that make his life so special. There are detailed explanations of highlights from Beckham's soccer career, teams he has been a part of, his relationships with other superstars and more. This biography also explains how Beckham has used his success in soccer to help underprivileged people in the world.
I could imagine including a lesson using a text like this in my classroom. Students could have the opportunity to research their own famous figure and create their own biography with illustrated highlights including captions. These captions are what capture the essence of a picture book. Pictures and illustrations are great, but captions are able to bring these images to life for the reader. This book is a collection of biographies about sports stars who give back. J Chris Roselius has been a journalist for a decade and has written several sports books.
I like the angle that this book takes. One of the things I love about biographies is that it brings often elevated famous figures down to a ground level where anyone can relate to them. I had no idea Bekham was such a philanthropist and I have a new found respect for him. What a wonderful theme for a series of biographies. It will be a great collection to include in a classroom.
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