Monster Trucks (Horsepower) cover

Monster Trucks (Horsepower)

Author: Doeden, Matt

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 2.5
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 278
Points per Word 0.001799
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625

Description

This book explores monster trucks, covering their origins, design features, and the competitions they participate in. It explains how monster trucks race, spin, bounce, and sometimes crash in muddy arenas. The book also examines the history of the first monster truck and compares it to modern monster truck engines.

Quick Summary

If your young reader has ever watched a massive truck crush a pile of cars and thought "I need to know how this started," this book revs up the fascinating history behind these arena-dominating machines. Kids will love flipping through pages filled with giant wheels, powerful engines, and the wild competitions where these beasts battle it out in freestyle contests. If your kid devours the Guinness World Records: Full Blast book or loves any high-interest vehicle reads, they'll totally dig this horsepower-packed title. Perfect for kids in grades 4 through 5 who are ready to move beyond picture books but still want short, exciting nonfiction reads.