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Steele Filipek lives in New York, New York.

Little boys love cars and speed. When you combine those two things into one sport, you come up with NASCAR driving! In this book, readers will learn all about NASCAR's greatest stars, both past and present. Packed with full-color photographs of Kyle Busch, Dale Ernhardt, Jr., Carl Edwards, and Jimmie Johnson, young fans will feel like they're sitting front row at the racetrack!

Children's Literature

Young children (boys in particular) love reading about vehicles. Almost any kind of vehicle captures their attention. As part of the "All Aboard Reading" beginning readers' series, this book about NASCAR racing is just about perfect. Designed for the independent reader or as a read-aloud for the young race car set, this forty-eight page book is packed with easy-to-follow information concerning the cars, the races, and the drivers. After a short explanation of the rules and tactics of a NASCAR race, the reader is introduced to the action through descriptions of some of the sport's leaders. Superstars in racing Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards share pages with sensational newcomer Kyle Busch on the page as Filipek details their competitions in NASCAR races across the United States. Plenty of full-color photographs enliven each page. A helpful glossary is found at the back of the book. For instance, if a reader is not sure what the acronym NASCAR stands for, the book defines it easily: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Not sure what a stock car is? There is an easy explanation found for that in the glossary, too. Reviewer: Jacquie Skurla