Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story.
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story. Read Less Description
Sunakali the "Messi of the Himalayas" Trade Book (Hardcover)
Written ByJennifer Vorms-Le Morvan
Illustrated byNicolas Wild
Written ByJennifer Vorms-Le Morvan
Illustrated byNicolas Wild
Critically Reviewed
Critically Reviewed
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story.
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story. Read Less Description
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story.
After working as a director of a network of radio and TV stations, Jennifer opened a bookstore. Her travels took her to Nepal where she met Sunakali and the Pakistani director of a documentary about Sunakali's soccer success.
Nicolas Wild
The creator of many comic books, Nicolas illustrated the famous picture book series Kabul Disco. He has also created comic books about the people he met in a Nepalese refugee camp and has explored many aspects of the nation of Iran through his works.
Wild's brightly colored, finely inked illustrations, done in a dynamic, comics-esque style, evoke Nepalese culture in this lightly fantastical portrayal of the Himalayan landscape...This biography is encouraging in its portrayal of a team that fought to improve.
—Publishers Weekly
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story.
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story. Read Less Description
Details:
SKUWW-NL6016
ISBN9781478873778
Series
Reycraft Books
Lexile level720L
Genre
Narrative
Language
English
Theme
Narrative Fiction
Age8 - 12
Juvenile Nonfiction
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Asia
Full Description
Sunakali, a small Nepalese country girl, keeps goats with her friends in the Himalayas. But the girls have a secret passion—soccer! They play it every afternoon in the pastures. One day, a visitor from Katmandu asks to meet them. “I want to start a national women’s soccer team. I will coach you and get you invited to tournaments.” It’s the beginning of an incredible true story.
Author & Illustrator
Jennifer Vorms-Le Morvan
After working as a director of a network of radio and TV stations, Jennifer opened a bookstore. Her travels took her to Nepal where she met Sunakali and the Pakistani director of a documentary about Sunakali's soccer success.
Nicolas Wild
The creator of many comic books, Nicolas illustrated the famous picture book series Kabul Disco. He has also created comic books about the people he met in a Nepalese refugee camp and has explored many aspects of the nation of Iran through his works.
Reviews
Wild's brightly colored, finely inked illustrations, done in a dynamic, comics-esque style, evoke Nepalese culture in this lightly fantastical portrayal of the Himalayan landscape...This biography is encouraging in its portrayal of a team that fought to improve.
