BMX Blast

by Elliott Smith, Amanda Erb (Illustrator)

Overview

Jamal loves riding his bike as fast as he can around the neighborhood. But when his dad signs him up for the local BMX race team, he learns speed isn’t the only thing you need to win a race that has jumps! Another racer on his team, Brian, offers to help Jamal learn to jump. Jamal helps Brian get faster. Can the friends find the right formula to win the big race?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663909367
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2021
Series:	Kids' Sports Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Elliott Smith is a freelance writer, editor and author. He has covered a wide variety of subjects, including sports, entertainment and travel, for newspapers, magazines and web sites. He has written a nonfiction book about the Washington Nationals and a children's book about Bryce Harper. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and two children.

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