Jeff Gordon: Racing's Superstar (Lerner Sports Achievers) [Hardcover]

Jeff Savage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Lerner Sports Achievers

Biography of the young stock car driver who has won three NASCAR championships and more than forty races in four years.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082253679X
• ISBN-13: 978-0822536796
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,620,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jeff Gordon: Racing's Superstar, December 3, 2000

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This review is from: Jeff Gordon: Racing's Superstar (Lerner Sports Achievers) (Hardcover)

Biography of Jeff Gordon, who excelled in car racing at a young age and is currently considered a leader in the sport. His story is one of not quitting, even when the odds are against you. When he ws 4 years old, his stepdad threatened to take away his two wheeler if he could not master riding without training wheels, so he practiced all day and when his stepdad returned, he could ride. Later, when he startted racing, he was underage for many races, so he tried to look older by using eyebrow pencil on his mustache in order to compete. Eventually his family moved to the midwest where there were no age barriers for races, so he could regularly compete. Besides being an excellent racer, he is a positive role model to youth, giving much of his earnings to charities. Includes photographs, glossary, index, and bibliography.