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21) Race cars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Car racing is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States. This book will give kids an inside-and-out look at how race cars are built for speed.
22) Dragsters
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Professional drag racing has four major classes. The fastest drag racers in the world are the Top Fuel class. Top Fuel cars have large rear wheels and small front wheels. Discover the history, design, and features of these exceptionally fast vehicles in Dragsters, part of the Let's Ride series"--Back cover.
23) Crash into you
Author
Series
Pushing the limits volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-- that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind. Isaiah...
24) Megafast trucks
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Climb into the cabs of the world's fastest trucks. They may be big, but these machines can really move! Roar off in the three jet engines of the Shockwave powered to 376 mph (605 km/h)! Ride in the Banks Sidewinder Dodge Dakota, which set a world record at 217 mph (349 km/h)! Go off-roading in the fastest off-road terrain conqueror, the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. Colorful illustrations capture these swift, powerful beasts on the road and off, while interesting...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Maggie Peyton wants to join her family's dynasty of race car drivers, but her father worries that she'll get hurt. As a college graduation gift, he buys Maggie a junked-out Volkswagen Beetle, which turns out to be Herbie, a car with a mind of its own. Soon Maggie and Herbie are racing against an arrogant racing champion and duking it out with monster trucks.
Language
English
Formats
Description
To avoid jail time, street racer Sean Boswell is sent to live with his father, who is in the military and serving in Tokyo. There he discovers drift racing. After losing a race to Yakuza-connected D.K., the Drift King, Sean has to enter the Tokyo underworld to find a way to pay his debt.
27) Race cars
Author
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's a fight to the finish line! Which race car will get there first? Some race cars look a lot like regular cars. Others have thin bodies and open wheels. Some race on dirt, while others race on smooth paved tracks. But they all have one thing in common...speed! Young readers will find out about the types of race cars, their main parts, and why fans crowd racetracks around the world to see them go!"--
28) Indy cars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about Indy cars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
29) Megafast cars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jump behind the wheel of the swiftest automobiles, both on and off the race track. Burn up the tarmac in cars that top 763 mph (1,228 km/h)! These streamlined supercars blast off the page in true-to-life illustrations alongside fascinating facts.
31) Race cars
Author
Lexile measure
260L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to race cars through simple, predictable text and related photos"--
32) Race cars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes the parts of race cars that help it go fast and win races"--
33) Shark attack
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hot Wheels race cars attempt to escape from a shark attack.
34) Indy cars
Author
Series
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Indy Cars, early readers will go to the racetrack and learn about Indy cars, their drivers, and how these fast cars win IndyCar races. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover the unique features of these cars. A picture diagram labels the parts of an Indy car, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about Indy cars online using our safe search engine...
35) Indy cars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Indy cars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
36) Faster than fast
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the way to the big race, a racecar named Lightning McQueen gets lost but he manages to make new friends and learn what is truly important in life.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a brief, fictionalized, account of the events of October 10, 1901, in simple text with illustrations, when Henry Ford drove one of the first automobiles and won a race to earn money to build a new car that anyone could afford.
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Set amid exotic Central American locations, the internationally renowned Herbie, everyone's favorite VW, further demonstrates his special brand of humor as he sets sail for Rio de Janeiro's Grande Premio racing competition . En route, he gets sidetracked by a smuggling syndicate, pestered by a pint- sized pickpocket, and bullied by a raging bull.
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