Daredevils

by Watts, Claire; Clayton, Caroline; Kelleher, Damian; Clayton, Caroline; Kelleher, Damian

• ISBN13: 9781587281044
• ISBN10: 158728104X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

-- Truth is stranger than fiction in these books packed with believe-it-or-not facts about intriguing subjects.
-- Sensational graphics, action photographs and offbeat true stories help make this series irresistible for pre-teen readers.
-- Exciting, magazine-style layout.
-- Perfect for reluctant readers.
-- Lively mix of scientific fact and popular culture.

Table of Contents

Fearless Firsts
Anything you can do, these pioneers dared to do first!	4	(2)
Amazing Mr. Blondin
The high-wire showman who tiptoed across Niagara Falls	6	(2)
The Great Escape
Houdini -- the world's greatest escape artist	8	(2)
What a Dive!
Acapulco plungers and the pearl searchers of the South Seas	10	(2)
White Knuckles!
Fasten your seat belts for the ride of your life!	12	(2)
The Jumping Giants
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most daring of them all -- Robbie Knievel or Eddie Kidd?	14	(2)
Hold On!
The incredible freestyle climbers who brave the rocks without ropes	16	(2)
Stunning Stunts
Things that make you go ``ooh'' on the big screen	18	(2)
Winged Wonders
Amazing aerobatic pilots take to the skies	20	(3)
Fearless
The skyscraper heroes with an amazing head for heights	23	(1)
The Sky's the Limit
The daredevils who dive and surf -- in the sky!	24	(2)
Going...Going...Gone!
The bungee jumpers ``boing'' into action	26	(2)
Red Alert
Red Adair is the name, fire fighting is his game	28	(2)
Space Adventurers
The pioneers who risked it all to travel into the unknown	30	(2)
Index	32