Children's Books · Hardback
Why Can't the Referee Score Goals?
Norwegian title: Hvorfor kan ikke dommeren score mål?
In Why Can't the Referee Score Goals? children learn the answers to both big and small questions about sports. Why do sumo wrestlers wear diapers? Why are tennis balls yellow? How do you shoot a bow and arrow without any arms? And what is the most dangerous sport in the world?
Why Can't the Referee Score Goals? is informative and easy to grasp with fun illustrations. It is the perfect book to start a conversation about the world of sports, with children aged six to nine years.
Material available
- ✓ Synopsis & author CV
- ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
- ✓ Sample translation on request
Original publisher
Cappelen Damm
Publication
2025
Length
72 pages
Format
Hardback
Genre
Children's Books
Foreign rights
Sold to 1 territory
- Denmarkcontract signed 2025Turbine
Series
Hvorfor-serien
8 titles in this series
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Why Don't We Burst with Rage?
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