THE FLOATING FIELD: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field
Illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien
After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. The boys can play only twice a month on a sandbar when the tide is low enough. Everything changes when the teens join together to build their very own floating soccer field.
This inspiring true story is gorgeously illustrated with sweeping landscapes and vibrant colors. It’s perfect for fans of stories about sports, beating seemingly impossible odds, and places and cultures not often shown in picture books.
40 pages
Ages 7 and up
March 2021
Millbrook Press/Lerner Books
ISBN: 9781541579156
Finding Prasit Hemmin
When I first read about the floating field in an article a few years ago, I was amazed. I researched guide books, I watched travel shows, and I learned how a boy named Prasit and his friends built the field of their dreams in the most unlikely place.
I also had questions. What drove the boys to build the field in the first place? What were their biggest challenges and how did they overcome them? Is the field still there today? Is Prasit?
I had to find out.