"No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how resilient your genes are, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly. There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Science journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure...

The hilly terrain next to the old Sprocket house that Meg Langslow and her fiancé, Michael, are refurbishing is the perfect location for an extreme croquet field?even the legs of cows and sheep are convenient extra wickets. Croquet has become all the rage in Caerphilly…until it appears someone in town has taken the rage a bit too literally. While stumbling down a steep bank after her ball, Meg encounters the body of a fresh female corpse with...

Eleven-year-old Matt wants to make the Evergreen Racing Team but his chances are seriously threatened when a new boy moves to town and resorts to cheating in order to win.

Introduces NASCAR racing, describing the history, drivers, vehicles, and events of the sport.

Introduces odd sports with animals, including elephant soccer, camel racing, and turkey bowling.

Not only are the stands jam-packed, but Formula One attracts millions of television viewers too. Young readers will love learning about the big motors, fast vehicles, talented drivers, and exciting races. This title takes a close look at the history, the vehicles, the events, and the stars who make Formula One racing unique. Complete with informative sidebars, a photo diagram, and much more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...

Describes odd water sports, including river surfing, underwater hockey, and noodling.

Provides an introduction to parkour--freerunning describing some of the basic moves including rolling, jumping and mounting.

"Experience the rush of the world's most daring sports in the Extreme Adrenaline series"--

Learn about unusual sports that involve throwing and kicking, such as mullet-tossing, caber toss, toe wrestling, and nalakatuk.