The Silver Ball Part 1 follows the story of a boy who dreams of being a famous footballer and travelling the world playing for the best teams. The book contains only pictures, with no words, introducing students to books and narratives without needing to focus on texts. Themed around the world of football, this fiction story is perfect for struggling readers, to help them develop the basics of reading. With an exciting football-related story and a good range of characters, this book will engage and inspire readers who need a structured, systematic, synthetics phonics-based text.