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70 pp.
| Chelsea
| January, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9126-5$25.00
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
These books (all but Danica are revised) include behind-the-scenes details that will please racing fans. The biographies profile the racing greats' lives and careers; Need introduces types of auto racing and traces the continuing quest for faster cars. The design is unremarkable and the texts bland, but the books are quite informative. Sidebars and captioned photos of varying quality appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review includes these Race Car Legends titles: Jeff Gordon, The Jarretts, Danica Patrick, Mark Martin, The Need for Speed, The Allisons, and A. J. Foyt.
71 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-8664-3$25.00 New ed. (1999)
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
These books (all but Danica are revised) include behind-the-scenes details that will please racing fans. The biographies profile the racing greats' lives and careers; Need introduces types of auto racing and traces the continuing quest for faster cars. The design is unremarkable and the texts bland, but the books are quite informative. Sidebars and captioned photos of varying quality appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review includes these Race Car Legends titles: Jeff Gordon, The Jarretts, Danica Patrick, Mark Martin, The Need for Speed, The Allisons, and A. J. Foyt.
71 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-8666-7$25.00 New ed. (1999)
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
These updated books include behind-the-scenes details that are sure to please racing fans. Andretti profiles the life and career of this racing great; Pit Crew and Stunt Driving reveal the hard work and discipline necessary to make racing look easy. The design is unremarkable and the texts bland, but the books are quite informative. Sidebars and captioned photos of varying quality appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race Car Legends titles: The Pit Crew, Stunt Driving, and Mario Andretti.
63 pp.
| Chelsea
| December, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-8667-4$25.00 New ed. (2001)
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
These books (all but Danica are revised) include behind-the-scenes details that will please racing fans. The biographies profile the racing greats' lives and careers; Need introduces types of auto racing and traces the continuing quest for faster cars. The design is unremarkable and the texts bland, but the books are quite informative. Sidebars and captioned photos of varying quality appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review includes these Race Car Legends titles: Jeff Gordon, The Jarretts, Danica Patrick, Mark Martin, The Need for Speed, The Allisons, and A. J. Foyt.
68 pp.
| Chelsea
| August, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-8665-0$25.00 New ed. (1998)
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
These updated books include behind-the-scenes details that are sure to please racing fans. Andretti profiles the life and career of this racing great; Pit Crew and Stunt Driving reveal the hard work and discipline necessary to make racing look easy. The design is unremarkable and the texts bland, but the books are quite informative. Sidebars and captioned photos of varying quality appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race Car Legends titles: The Pit Crew, Stunt Driving, and Mario Andretti.
62 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 1999
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-5411-X$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
Each of these books focuses on the positive aspects of car racing, either emphasizing the contributions of individual racers and the history of racecar organizations, or describing specific events and types of racing. The biographical profiles consist of descriptions of racing action and uncritical narratives about the driver's life. Black-and-white photos, some of which are too dark, accompany the text. Bib., glos., ind.
63 pp.
| Chelsea
| October, 1999
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-5415-2$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
Each of these books focuses on the positive aspects of car racing, either emphasizing the contributions of individual racers and the history of racecar organizations, or describing specific events and types of racing. The biographical profiles consist of descriptions of racing action and uncritical narratives about the driver's life. Black-and-white photos, some of which are too dark, accompany the text. Bib., glos., ind.
63 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 1998
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-5022-X$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Race Car Legends series.
The Jarretts is an incomplete profile of a family known for competing in and performing broadcast journalism for NASCAR racing. The other volumes explore the world of monster trucks and explain the important duties of the pit crew in various types of auto racing. The adequate, occasionally clich_d, prose is accompanied by poorly chosen black-and-white illustrations. Chronologies are included. Bib., ind.