David Beckham

Little People, Big Dreams

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

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Hardback

Forthcoming
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English

Frances Lincoln Publisher
01 February 2025

Children's & Educational; Picture books; People & places (Children's&YA); Football & soccer (Children's&YA)

Learn about inspiring story of David Beckham! The much-loved footballer who grew up dreaming of scoring goals for his favourite team.

Little David always knew that he wanted to be a footballer. Growing up, he and his family supported Manchester United, and he dreamt of being part of their team. He spent years playing for local clubs and joined Manchester United's youth academy as a teen. After entering the first squad under the leadership of Alex Ferguson, it soon became clear that David was a star on the pitch.

With Manchester United, he won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League all in one season, a pioneering feat! He went on to become captain of the England team and a hero to people across the country. Away from the pitch, David had fallen in love with Victoria, a successful singer. They got married and everyone became obsessed with their love story!

When he left Manchester United, David, Victoria and their children moved to Spain, and he played for Real Madrid as part of a superstar squad. Football continued to take him around the world - to LA in California, and back again to Europe. When it came to retire from playing, David couldn't keep away from the beautiful game. He helped to start a new team, Inter Miami CF, in Florida, elevating the sport in the US.

A footballing legend who is loved by all, David's achievements are the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and talent.

This powerful book features quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the footballer's life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Imprint: Frances Lincoln Publisher
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 195mm,
ISBN: 9780711298163
ISBN 10: 0711298165
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Maria Isabel Snchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Snchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Fernando Martn is an illustrator from Valencia, Spain. He graduated in Media and Audio-visual Communication, but drawing is what he enjoys the most. He works mainly with digital illustration, using limited yet colourful palettes. His illustrations are inspired by childhood memories, travelling experiences, 80s cartoons and music.