Let's Ride!

All-terrain vehicles do many jobs. Park rangers, farmers, and workers sometimes use ATVs to get around in places cars can't go. They use ATVs to make tough jobs easier, but many people also like to use ATVs for sporting fun. Readers will learn about ATVs, including their history, how to safely drive them, who makes ATVs, and how some professional drivers race them. Included are exciting full-color images that really drive home how cool ATVs are.

Dragsters are cars with big, powerful engines. They are used for drag races, which are events when two cars or motorcycles race down a straight track to a finish line. They go so fast that they only take seconds to complete the race and cross the finish line, and after, they need parachutes to slow down. Informative text and full-color images highlight the beauty of these speed machines. The narrative includes the history of drag racing and spotlights some of its biggest stars. Readers will fall in love with dragsters in no time at all.

Hot rods are old cars that have been altered to go very fast. Builders often replace older engines with modern ones. From the first hot rods to hot rod building contests, this book has something for every machine enthusiast. Readers will learn how hot rods first came to be, and how they've surged in popularity again. The colorful photographs in this book show just how flashy hot rods can be.

Muscle cars are high-performance vehicles built to go fast. Some of them can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in less than 10 seconds! Muscle cars usually have small, flashy bodies, but they have large V-8 engines. These cars became popular in the 1960s, when they were so affordable that many people could own them. This engaging text introduces readers to modified vehicles, and the gorgeous full-color photographs show how muscle cars are made for speed!

Lowriders can be really fun. People who drive lowriders can control how high or low the car is relative to the ground with switches. These switches control the flow of oil to each wheel. Skilled drivers can do tricks such as making the cars bounce and jump around. In the 1990s, lowriders became a popular part of hip-hop culture. Readers will learn about lowrider history and about events like "dancing" contests. Full-color photographs show many different kinds of lowriders.

Monster trucks can leave a path of destruction behind them, and people love them for it. These vehicles are trucks that have been altered in a few ways, including the addition of very large tires. Monster trucks often perform tricks for crowds. They jump over and crush objects. The first monster truck appeared in the 1970s. Readers will learn about this history and how the monster truck Bigfoot gained a following in the 1980s. Enthusiasts of machinery can learn what makes a monster truck unique. Full-color photographs and exciting text show just what a monster truck can do.