Heroes

The third non fiction children's book from Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka, following You Are a Champion and You Can Do It, full of tips and advice for young kids.Includes profiles of people who have inspired Marcus throughout his life, from well-known figures throughout history to unsung community heroes. The book will include a small piece about each of them and then Marcus will show readers how they can use each person's story to inspire positive change in their own lives.

Marcus has spoken for, and inspired, millions of children who are from similar backgrounds to him, helping them to see that your current situation does not have to determine where you are going. That is so so powerful., a thoroughly enjoyable read for both children and adults alike., An invaluable read for older readers as well as young football fans, this is a wry, moving, and memorable book for finding your way in the world., There’s serious stuff here, but delivered in such an accessible manner that all children will relate to it.

Marcus Rashford MBE is Manchester United's iconic number 10 and an England International footballer.During the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus teamed up with the food distribution charity FareShare to cover the free school meal deficit for vulnerable children across the UK, raising in excess of 20 million pounds. Marcus successfully lobbied the British Government to u-turn policy around the free food voucher program – a campaign that has been deemed the quickest turnaround of Government policy in the history of British politics – so that 1.3 million vulnerable children continued to have access to food supplies whilst schools were closed during the pandemic.In response to Marcus's End Child Food Poverty campaign, the British Government committed £400 million to support vulnerable children across the UK, supporting 1.7 million children for the next 12 months.In October 2020, he was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Marcus has committed himself to combating child poverty in the UK and his book You Are a Champion is an inspiring guide for children about reaching their full potential. Carl Anka is a London-born journalist and broadcaster who likes his tea with milk and one sugar. He has written for BBC, Guardian, VICE, NME, GQ and BuzzFeed among other publications online and in print and specialises in writing about pop culture, video games, films and football. Currently a reporter for sports media group The Athletic, covering Manchester United, he is the host of the Talk of the Devils podcast and is scared of talking on the phone.Along with Marcus Rashford, Carl is the co-writer of You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be – a positive and inspiring guide for life for young readers.

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