(4) 4-6 Extreme Winter Sports Zone series. Each book grabs readers with a pivotal "extreme" moment then goes on to recount the history, technical basics, equipment, competitions, hazards, and styles of the sport; profiles of star athletes wrap things up. Bold, electrifying graphics are fitting for the high-energy subject matter but result in a busy look. Readable texts and action-packed photos provide much interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Extreme Winter Sports Zone titles: Ski Slopestyle, Ski Superpipe, Snowboard Cross, Snowboard Superpipe, Snowmobile Snocross, and Snowmobile Best Trick.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) 4-6 Extreme Winter Sports Zone series. Each book grabs readers with a pivotal "extreme" moment then goes on to recount the history, technical basics, equipment, competitions, hazards, and styles of the sport; profiles of star athletes wrap things up. Bold, electrifying graphics are fitting for the high-energy subject matter but result in a busy look. Readable texts and action-packed photos provide much interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Extreme Winter Sports Zone titles: Ski Slopestyle, Ski Superpipe, Snowboard Cross, Snowboard Superpipe, Snowmobile Snocross, and Snowmobile Best Trick.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) 4-6 Extreme Games series. These hectically designed books introduce the X-Games, a competitive showcase of action sports with a high level of danger. Summer includes such events as skateboarding, BMX, and motocross, while Winter highlights snowboarding, snowmobiling, and freestyle skiing; several athlete profiles are included. Each event introduction is enhanced with crisp photographs and ink-splatter graphics containing "extreme facts." Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Extreme Games titles: Summer Action Sports and Winter Action Sports.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Michael Lauritano. This accessible biography of snowmobile inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier opens with his two-year-old son feverish and needing a way to the hospital through snowy rural Quebec. Older goes on to explain the many motivations and challenges he faced in realizing his dream of creating a machine that could drive on snow. Lauritano's ink-and-pencil sketches capture the early-twentieth-century era; photographs are also included. Timeline. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister