Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.

Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy lives and breathes dragons. She knows she could win against the exploitative FireCorp team that cares more about corporate greed than caring for the dragons.

Examines how Indy racing cars built for speed. Describes how their methanol-powered engines, wings, and pointed noses increase their speed.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow dinosaurs as they race against each other in dragsters, then off-road vehicles, and finally stock cars.

Simple text and photographs briefly explore the origins and operations of stock cars and the history of stock car races. Includes a glossary.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes the parts of race cars that help it go fast and win races"--Provided by the publisher.

Young readers are invited along on an automobile race, where they can see what it is like to race, take pit stops, and zoom around other cars.

"Some race cars are old, and some are new. But they are all super fast!"--Back cover.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces extreme cars to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Briefly explores the history of sports cars, highlighting fun facts about their characteristics, their capabilities on and off-road, and the kinds of races and competitions sports cars are used for. Includes a glossary.