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Discusses BMX bikes, its history, its parts, and some of the competitions in which BMX bikes participate in.

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Each author has worked with a consulting agency to ensure accuracy of her or his information, and the titles' action packed pictures and graphics will guarantee a high check-out rate.

Fans of BMX bikes will be drawn in immediately with the opening page description of eight riders sailing through the air while attempting incredible stunts. Information on the history of ""bicycle motocross"" or BMX, their design, the competitions, safety and a brief one-page biography of Dave Mirra, a popular stunt rider, fill the twenty-nine pages. As with all the titles in the high interest ""Wild Rides!"" series, sentences are kept short, there is good use of white space on each page and there are color action photos to keep the reader involved. At the beginning of each of the four chapters there is a vertical border listing the topics covered, which is very helpful for struggling readers. There is a glossary with a pronunciation guide, a brief BIBLIOgraphy, and an index. The Internet and mailing addresses for the American Bicycle Association and the Canadian BMX Association are among those included. This will be a popular item.-- ""Children's Literature Comprehensive Database"" These titles in the new Wild Rides! series feature topics rarely covered in books for young people. Lowriders defines the vehicle and describes typical features, following with discussion of the cars' history, competitions, and regional types. BMX gives a brief but solid introduction to the evolution of the sport, explains the bikes' structure and parts, and takes a quick look at competitive riding, ending with a page-long biography of a leading rider. Filled with enticing color photos and written in short, straightforward sentences, these books will attract reluctant readers with a penchant for cool wheels of all types. The concluding resource selection, listing a few other series titles and Web sites, is weak, but the books contain enough information to support writing as well as personal interest.-- ""Booklist""

"Fans of BMX bikes will be drawn in immediately with the opening page description of eight riders sailing through the air while attempting incredible stunts. Information on the history of ""bicycle motocross"" or BMX, their design, the competitions, safety and a brief one-page biography of Dave Mirra, a popular stunt rider, fill the twenty-nine pages. As with all the titles in the high interest ""Wild Rides!"" series, sentences are kept short, there is good use of white space on each page and there are color action photos to keep the reader involved. At the beginning of each of the four chapters there is a vertical border listing the topics covered, which is very helpful for struggling readers. There is a glossary with a pronunciation guide, a brief BIBLIOgraphy, and an index. The Internet and mailing addresses for the American Bicycle Association and the Canadian BMX Association are among those included. This will be a popular item.-- ""Children's Literature Comprehensive Database"" These titles in the new Wild Rides! series feature topics rarely covered in books for young people. Lowriders defines the vehicle and describes typical features, following with discussion of the cars' history, competitions, and regional types. BMX gives a brief but solid introduction to the evolution of the sport, explains the bikes' structure and parts, and takes a quick look at competitive riding, ending with a page-long biography of a leading rider. Filled with enticing color photos and written in short, straightforward sentences, these books will attract reluctant readers with a penchant for cool wheels of all types. The concluding resource selection, listing a few other series titles and Web sites, is weak, but the books contain enough information to support writing as well as personal interest.-- ""Booklist"""

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