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PreS-K Sergio has big dreams of being a star soccer player. In reality, though, the young penguin often stumbles and falls running after the ball and does not attain the success he yearns to have. Then his mother suggests that he try playing goalie. The game against the big, bruisin Seagulls becomes h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Young penguin Sergio loves soccer, and in his dreams, he's a star. The reality, however, is quite different: Sergio "trips falls crashes slips slides flips sets shoots...and scores! For the other team." Determined nonetheless, Sergio takes his mother's advice: he becomes the goalie for his local team and practices like mad. A rival team of thuggish-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Clumsy penguin Sergio loves soccer. Determined, he becomes a goalie and practices like mad--then a rival team of thuggish-looking seagulls...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Vibrant artwork and clever visual jokes enliven this feel-good sports story. Author-illustrator Edel Rodriguez uses the same fun, bold palette of orange, navy, and aqua that he used in the previous Sergio title, Sergio Makes a Splash!, this time adding splashes of warm red for scarves and soccer jerseys. He also adds fun illustrative details such as ice cookbooks in the kitchen and a reappearing fish. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More