My First Soccer Game: A Book with Foldout Pages    by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Leyah Jensen Order:  USA  Can Simon & Schuster, 2011 (2011) Hardcover     Reviewed by Bob Walch Come on. It is time to go to our first soccer practice. First, I put on my special shoes and my team shirt. Then I grab my soccer ball and off we go. At the field I meet the coach and my new teammates. There are both boys and girls. The first things we do are stretching exercises and some running. That's to make sure we are loose and it will also get us into shape so we can play an entire game. Next up are a whole series of drills that teach us to dribble and pass the ball. Teamwork is very important if we want to win any games. Coach Green divides us up into pairs and we pass the ball back and forth with our feet. We also try to kick the ball into a net called the goal and if we get it in, that's a point! Guess what? Coach Green has made me the goalkeeper for this practice. That means I have to try to keep the ball from hitting the net in the goal box. I can use my hands and I get to wear special, thick gloves. After practice is over we all shake hands and then it's time for a cool drink and something to eat. You know what? I think soccer is AWESOME! I bet you will too after you read this book. Using real photos of children and foldout pages, the author takes the young reader through a typical soccer practice. This is the perfect way of preparing a boy or girl for the experience of going out for a team sport like soccer. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews