Dulcie Dando, Soccer Star - Hardcover

Stops, Sue

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805024131 ISBN 13: 9780805024135

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1992

Synopsis

Prohibited from joining the school soccer team because she is a girl, Dulcie Dando--unequivocally the best soccer player in the whole school--waits for the day of the big game and seizes an opportunity to play anyway.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Coming from a family of daring ladies, it's no surprise that Dulcie excels at soccer. As the annual match against a rival school approaches, she is furious to find that she cannot play on the all-boy team. On the day of the big game, one of the players discovers that his new uniform is too small and Dulcie steps in and inevitably wins the game. While the story is predictable, Gliori's illustrations are sprightly and amusing, done in bright watercolors with eye-catching layouts. Some readers may feel that the feminist angle is carried a bit too far--Dad is shown standing pigeon-toed at the ironing board while Dulcie's motorcycling mother does mechanical repairs on the kitchen table. Most kids will find the story enjoyable but unexceptional. --Lori A. Janick, Parkwood Elementary School, Pasadena, TX
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0805024131
• ISBN 13: 9780805024135
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1
• Illustrator: Gliori Debi