Go-Kart Racing

by John Hamilton

Overview

Kick excitement into high gear with this extreme title! Short, easy-to-read text pairs with full-color, action-packed photos to introduce young adventurers to go-kart racing. Readers will learn the history of go-kart racing and about go-karts, including the frame, tires, and engine, chassis, and suspension. Safety equipment is discussed including helmets, driving suits, neck braces, rib protectors, pads, gloves, and boots. Types of racing are covered such as circuit, sprint, enduro, and speedway racing, as are different classes of completion. Extreme facts supplement the text, leaving future go-kart racers excited about Action Sports!

Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629682839
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Series:	ABDO Action Sports Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 4–6—Exciting shots of speeding vehicles and athletes performing gravity-defying tricks will attract readers to these well-crafted books. With one or two paragraphs per page, the volumes use well-labeled photos and fact boxes to provide overview of each sport. In-Line Skating relates that the sport developed as a way for hockey players to practice on paved roads during the summer off-season and includes a photo of gold medal-winning coach Herb Brooks with a group of skaters. Women and girls compete just as avidly as their male counterparts in these challenging sports, as seen in the photo of champion motocross racer Chiara Fontanesi. Glossaries help readers distinguish between whoops (hills on BMX racetracks) and rollers (hills on snowboard cross tracks). Browsers drawn by the colorful photos will come away with a surprising amount of information from these well-written introductions.

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