Extreme Spots

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is one of those selected for the Reading Agency's 'Questseekers' Summer Reading Challenge 2009. GO TURBO is power-packed with MORE FACTS, MORE RECORDS and MORE WEBSITES than most books. This book is about disasters, featuring everything from earthquakes to volcanoes. It includes a story called 'Fault Line'.

This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children want to read, and books children can read.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-These scattershot volumes of assorted high-interest topics barrage readers with randomly selected facts ("Wingsuit divers fall at speeds of around 60 mph." "Whizzing around makes some people scream or laugh."). The bite-sized text blocks are printed in various sizes and different fonts on or around color photos of, at best, average quality. "Fast Facts" and "FF Top Fact" text boxes are scattered throughout. Relevant websites on nearly every spread add a little extra value to titles that are otherwise unexceptional, ephemeral browsing items.Burp!: Crazy Human Body Stories. ISBN 978-0-545-38078-2. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Extreme Sports introduces action sports with a high level of danger including caving, parachuting, and air racing. Soccer is filled with quick facts ranging from soccer field dimensions to different versions of the game such as futsal, beach, and power soccer. These brief, busily designed snapshots are enhanced with crisp photographs and rapid-fire Fast Fact sidebars. Websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Fast Facts titles: Soccer and Extreme Sports.] (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.