Nascar (DK Eyewitness Books)
This new title complements the new look of the Eyewitness series by taking a detailed tour of the fast-paced world of NASCAR.Product Details
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Gr. 5--8. Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, Dale Ernhardt: Millions of NASCAR fans know their names. In fact, 17 of the top 20 highest-attended sporting events in the U.S. are NASCAR races. That's just one of the interesting facts to be found in this loaded book in the Eyewitness NASCAR Library Collection. In typical DK style, readers will be treated to a colorful spectacle of captioned photos, some with additional call-out captions, as well as graphs, and cutaways that show and tell about NASCAR--from racing history, car construction, and driving gear to the meaning of flag colors, track layouts, and race-day routine. A superstar who's who, a section of common questions (and answers), and an extensive glossary round out a thorough, first-rate introduction to a hugely popular sport. Guaranteed to please both the simply curious and the avid fan. Stephanie Zvirin
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Customer Reviews
great Nascar book
All of the Eyewitness books are awesome, and if you like Nascar (or, like us, any race cars), this is probably your best bet.
Good informative book
Got this book for my young son. He loves race cars and this book gives him a lot to learn and look at. Unfortunately, the way NASCAR changes logos and sponsors, the driver info becomes out of date quick. The history lesson of the sport is great, though.
Historical Revisionism
The book is an entertaining enough introduction to stock car racing, and our son enjoys reading and tracing pictures of cars out of the book. But to my mind, it falls far below the standard of the Dorling-Kindersley series and is little more than a promotional piece for the current NASCAR sponsor. The sea change from real stock cars to the current lookalike shells is glossed over, but most of all the championship is referred to throughout, even in the historical sections, as the "NEXTEL Cup." This is sheer historical revisionism and unworthy of the DK series. Or are they simply terrified that children will take up smoking if they read about the "Winston Cup"?
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