Books with title Cars: The Big Race

Learn the history of auto racing, what it is like to be a race car driver, and much more.Race car technology has come a long way from the early days of auto racing. Today's cars rely on sleek, aerodynamic shapes and powerful engines to give drivers more speed and control than ever before. In this book, readers (Grades 3-5) will find out how engineers and other creative, forward-thinking people work to push race car technology to the limit.

Whether racing around a paved track, down a straight lane, or across a dirt course, all race cars have one thing in common. They are chasing the checkered flag! No matter their shape or color, race cars are designed for speed. This title revs readers up as it winds through information about the parts and purposes of race cars. Simple informational text introduces key details of machines. Visual features engage the reader and allow for comparing and contrasting. Text/photo correspondence aids in learning key details of a text. Well-organized chapters help students identify primary details. Photo labels visually define glossary terms and other important words. Machine profiles spotlight a specific machine in each title. Size info graphics compare machines to one another and to the average human. ""How to Spot"" sidebars show several key features of each machine. Table of contents, glossary, index are also included.

Sixteen year old Mitch “The Mooch” Marino wants a go-kart so he can beat Ziggy Zeigler, his arch-enemy, in a race on Devil’s Drag Strip. Having no one to buy him a kart, Mitch must find a way to overcome his lazy and selfish mooching habits in order to accomplish his goal.The path to his goal is a long and sometimes painful one, partly because he is being raised by a single Mom who is barely making enough money to support them. Dad doesn’t always make his support payments on time, either, making it tough on both of them. Mitch hides his unhappiness by pretending to be proud of his reputation of being the worlds biggest moocher. Read this exciting story to find out how “Mooch” finally faces up to his problems in order to accomplish all his objectives, including the passing of final exams in school.