David Beckham to launch children's books

www.telegraph.co.uk - 29th Sep 2008

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David Beckham: The stories, aimed at seven year olds, will be about what a group of young footballers get up to on the pitch and after training.

The books will also have tips, a pull-out tactics board and statistics on the game.

The first book in the series, which has not yet been given a title, is due to be released in June 2009 but publishers say the books will not be written by Beckham.

A spokesman for David Beckham said: “The David Beckham Academy is more than just David's dream of giving children the chance to experience great football coaching, it exists to encourage all aspects of their learning and development.

“David is particularly pleased that The Academy has inspired a series of books that will bring children to reading through football.”

Beckham is not the first celebrity to try his hand at children's stories. The model Katie Price, also known as Jordan, has had huge success with her books about Ponies and ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has a six year deal with a publishers.

The David Beckham Academy in London was opened in 2005. It is the largest sporting facility of its kind in Europe with a indoor arena housing two full sized artificially turfed pitches, alongside a state-of-the-art education facility.

It runs courses which designed to engage youngsters through the sport of football with a variety of on-pitch and in-classroom challenges. Read full story at www.telegraph.co.uk

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