Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6--7, 7--8, 8--9 or 9--10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. The books in the LIVEWIRE REAL LIVES strand contain fascinating stories of popular music stars, famous historical figures, Hollywood actors, TV personalities and top sports people. Rio Ferdinand is the story of this famous football star's rise to the top.

 

This book is part of a book series called Livewires .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2005 by Hodder Education .

Andy Croft is an expert in his field and has written 30 books about sport for Hodder's Livewire/Real Lives series. He teaches poetry and creative writing classes.