From the series Dangerous Jobs
Stunt Performer
Reading Level Grade 3Interest Level Grades 3 – 7Copyright 2013
Reviewed
From the series Dangerous Jobs
Reading Level Grade 3Interest Level Grades 3 – 7Copyright 2013
ReviewedSometimes actors don’t have the skills they need for a movie scene. This is where stunt performers jump in, sometimes literally. These daredevils jump out of moving cars, off high cliffs, and even into fires. Be amazed as you watch stunt performers excel at difficult and dangerous feats.
These books are a browser’s paradise. The bulk of the photography is impressive, filling the pages with gritty (but not grisly) images of explosions, crashes, and falls, as well as big vehicles and machinery. Rodeo Clown is definitely the best of the set, followed by Coal Miner and Ice Road Trucker. Gordon’s writing has an edge-of-your-seat tone that undergirds the photos, and all of the books offer interesting, accessible nuggets of information. Bold graphics rendered in red, yellow, and black complete these exciting volumes. These titles will find success in the hands of readers who might daydream about tackling an adrenaline-pumping profession some day.
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