New Releases by Bob Woods

Sharks cause swimmers around the world to shake with fear. Should you really be afraid? Learn more about these amazing predators in this photo-filled book. Additional features include informative captions and sidebars, a Think-About-It section, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, a table of contents, an index, and an introduction to the author.

More than a million Americans own snowmobiles. Every winter, they get ready to race. Riders hop on their hot machines for some cold-weather fun. How do you drive a snowmobile? What are the races like? How can you stay safe while racing? Readers learn all about the exciting sport of snowmobiling. Color photographs, a glossary, and fact boxes will get them ready for this exciting adventure.

Racer Danica Patrick took the world by storm in the 2005 Indianapolis 500. However, she is not alone in the ranks of well-known, talented female racers. Discover more about these high-speed athletes in Racer Girls, a Girls Rock! book.

America''s love affair with cars is most passionate when it comes to the fastest, most powerful, and coolest-looking models on the nation''s roads. Author Bob Woods takes readers through the history of flashy "muscle" cars, such as the Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, Dodge Charger, and Chevy Corvette.

Author Bob Woods takes readers on a wild ride through the exciting world of motorcycles. From the history of motorcycles to motorcycle racing, cruisers, choppers, and motocross, biking fans will find plenty here to keep them hooked.

Readers who love fast cars will love this book, featuring many of the fastest, most powerful cars on the planet. They will meet the international "superstars" adored by car lovers the world over, sports cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, Porsche, Jaguar, and more.

Yankee Greats features 100 baseball cards of the greatest and most popular Yankees from the celebrated trading-card company Topps. Showcasing original cards for hall-of-fame players such as Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra, and current heroes like Derek Jeter, this unique package provides a fun and fresh approach to revisiting America’s favorite pastime with one of baseball’s most beloved teams. Since the Yankee’s humble beginnings in 1903 as the New York Highlanders to today’s star-studded team, the Bronx Bombers have won 27 World Championships—more titles than any other professional sports franchise in history. Yankee Greats will let Yankee and baseball fans alike revel in and reminisce over so many of the players that helped make baseball what it is today, and these legendary cards will bring back fond memories for both young and old collectors.

In this personable chronicle Bob Woods shares with us, through the keen eyes of a competitor and mentor, a rich and compelling history of student teams and their cars.

This exciting series teaches readers all there is to know about racing sports.

An exciting new series of high interest books that will appeal to even the most reluctant readers contains action-packed photographs and stories of the hottest racing vehicles and races for kids.

Presenting 50 years of sports records, high points, scandals, championships, and much more. 50 Years of American Sports presents in full color the exciting history of American sports from 1960 through 2009. Examining sports as social history, this guide covers the historical high points, scandals, records, championships, and the rise of professional athletics in an engaging decade-by-decade format. It captures the thrill of the games while looking at how sports have impacted culture, shaped race relations, influenced world events, and much more. Written by a team of top sports journalists and sports writers, this comprehensive book presents compelling and inspiring histories of the sports people love to watch and play. Year-by-year chapters recount important sports highlights, and full-color photographs capture some of the greatest moments in sports. Sports covered include: Auto racing Baseball Basketball Boxing Football Golf Hockey Horse racing The Olympics Soccer Tennis and many more.

This book lists the sports highlights for each year during the 1990''s.

Enter the wondrous world of optical illusions, where your eyes and brain play all kinds of amazing tricks on each other. This jam-packed, fun-filled book features over 90 mind-bending illusions, plus a kit of materials for creating your own optical teasers. Try to make sense of ¿impossible objects.¿ Marvel at illustrations that reveal more than one image. Discover the magic of moire patterns, the thrill of 3-D imagery, and the incredible world of stereograms. Beware, though: You won¿t always believe what you see . . . or what you believe. Includes: interactive book, 3-D glasses, colored films, mirror tricks, fun projects, and much more!

Describes the origins of NASCAR and its vehicles, tracks, crews, and races, and explains the special terms that racers and their teams use.

Describes what it is like to be a NASCAR driver, discussing the preparation, skills, experience, and performance record that are needed to qualify as a racer.

An introduction to the history of the sport of motocross.

America loves muscle cars! The super-fast and super-cool Camaro, GTO, and others from the 1960s and 1970s are still as popular as ever, while today''s super-high-tech models tear up the road. Old or new, these race-car cousins are all about speed and fun. From his home in Connecticut, Bob Woods writes about cars, motorcycles, and other things that go fast. He still fondly remembers his very first set of wild wheels-a 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury convertible. Book jacket.

Describes the role technology plays in designing and building stock cars.

This book gives details of Tiger Woods'' life and contributions to the sport of golf.

Families often wrestle with the decision to move a person with dementia into a care home. The decision can be highly charged and emotional, involving feelings of loss, sadness and guilt. Moreover, developing a good relationship between the family and the care home is not an easy matter. In this accessible guide the authors take person-centred dementia care a step forward by outlining ways in which care homes can help families to become partners in the caring process. Using case examples, quotations and research-based evidence, the authors offer practical advice and good practice guidelines for supporting relatives who choose to be involved in the care of people with dementia living in a care home, as well as highlighting the value of this involvement. The book is written in an easy-to-read style and incorporates useful features such as checklists for reviewing current practices and summaries of key points for each chapter. An invaluable resource for care home managers and staff, this book will also be helpful for families of people with dementia, as well as for students and researchers interested in dementia care practice.

"Learn about the motorcycle''s beginning, the chopper phenomenon, and motorcycle racing"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn about some of the world''s most famous sports cars; how they began, and where they are going in the future"--Provided by publisher.

Describes some of the largest pieces of construction equipment and other massive machines that are used for big jobs, including enormous dump trucks and the space shuttle transport platform.

Read about the life and career of Annika Sorenstam, who is being hailed as the greatest female golfer ever.

This book details the career of Mat Hoffman, ten-time World Champion BMX biker.

An introduction to sharks, explaining their physical characteristics, natural environment, why they attack, and safety measures to follow when there is a shark sighting.

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