R Is for Race: A Stock Car Alphabet (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781585362721)

Engines hum and hearts pound as cars hurtle around the track at 200 miles per hour. In R is for Race: A Stock Car Alphabet, readers will experience the track's sights and sounds as they learn the ins and outs of stock car racing, from its humble beginnings in 1895 to the fastest growing sport in America. Whether interested in the guys in the garage or the Daytona International Speedway, fans young and old will speed from A to Z as they are introduced to the people, places and memorable moments in stock car racing.As a freelance magazine writer, author Brad Herzog has earned three gold medals from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He has also written several sports titles for Sleeping Bear Press, including H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet. Brad lives with his family on California's Monterey Peninsula. Illustrator Jane Gilltrap Bready's motorsports paintings have been displayed in museums worldwide. She came by her love of cars naturally, as she was born into a family with racing ties. She and her family live in New Hampshire.

Author: Brad Herzog
ISBN-10: 1585362727
ISBN-13: 9781585362721
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2006
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 10.22h x 11.12w x 0.38d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 107496 / R Is for Race: A Stock Car Alphabet


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2006 pg. 70
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 162 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed