"Photographs of amazing feats accompany engaging information about BMX racing. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended to engage readers in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about downhill BMX. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Cam loves riding BMX bikes, but he is also a careful rider--but when his new friend insists on trying out a particularly dangerous course and breaks his leg on a jump, Cam has to ride the treacherous Copper Devil trail alone in order to get help.

It's Motocross season, and competing against Peppermint Patty and the Masked Marvel (a.k.a. Snoopy), can intimidate anyone. But if Charlie Brown, unlucky number 13, can keep the pace slow and steady, he might just win the race. It's fast and furious right up to the finish line.

Introduces the basics of BMX racing, including how the bicycles differ from regular bikes, the safety equipment used, and the history of the sport in the Olympics.

"Describes the sport of motocross, giving tips on race preparation, choosing equipment, racing techniques, dirt bike maintenance, and other information for how to become a skilled motocross rider"--Provided by publisher.

Childhood for Mat Hoffman was packed with hazardous behavior and a constant searching for a new rush: sliding down the laundry chute, blatantly misusing a trampoline, leaping off the roof holding an umbrella, executing a two-story bomb drop into a swimming pool on a bike, and more. After experimenting with his bike on a plywood ramp at age eleven, Mat found his true calling. He became addicted to aerials. By the time he was fourteen years old, Mat...

Twelve-and-a-half year old Emelyn Ethrige lives with her widowed father in South Carolina, dreams of wheelchair motocross, and makes custom chair bags trying to earn enough money to buy a serious set of wheels; she has been in a wheelchair all her life, and is just fine getting around without help, but it seems that since her mother was killed in an accident everyone (father, grandparents, teachers, and classmates) have started treating her differently:...