Dragsters (Wild Rides) [Library Binding]

Kathleen W. Deady (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Wild Rides

Faster your seat belt, you're in for a wild ride! Readers will discover the speed, power, and performance of these remarkable vehicles.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Kathleen W. Deady is a Capstone Press author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Edge Books (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736809260
• ISBN-13: 978-0736809269
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,252,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Ride, April 30, 2005

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Y.H. Prum "Prumandy" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragsters (Wild Rides) (Library Binding)

This is a great, high-interest book, especially appealing to reluctant readers. There is currently a one-star review listed for this title, but it is posted here in error. I did a litle digging and found that this review was meant for the book U.S. Army at War by Terri Sievert, NOT Dragsters by Kathleen W. Deady. Please don't let that review factor into your decision to purchase this fun book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars do not buy this book for your child..., February 1, 2005

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J. Stout (Portsmouth, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The U.S. Army at War (High Interest Books: On the Front Lines) (Library Binding)

...unless you want him or her to have nightmares for weeks. I am starting to notice that Amazon.com does not post cover art for really awful covers. This book features 3 soldiers with machine guns wearing gas masks walking toward the reader. The visual design of is stupifyingly bad...loud false-color satellite photography screams at you on every page.

Maybe it goes without saying that this book is written from an anti-human, pro-war perspective. On page 6, we read, "U.S. forces destroyed many Iraqi tanks." No mention of what happened to the people who were inside the tanks when they were "destroyed." Page 9 tells us, "Army members perform many duties," but it does not tell us that one of the "duties" that the Army performs is killing people. I guess I can add to that that the book is also written from a pro-genocide perspective since page 12 tells us that "...the Army helped protect settlers from American Indian attacks."

Probably what is more relevant is what this book doesn't say. Chapter 3 discusses the Army's role in Iraq and Somalia in the 1990s, yet fails to mention what miserable failures these wars were for the United States. Of course, there are also the out-and-out lies, such as "Most U.S. military leaders doubt that there will be a major war in the near future." This book was published in 2002. But what's a little falsehood here and there when "Terrorists also threaten the safety of U.S. citizens (pg 28)."