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302 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
model art car, and will make a memory bracelet. Additional activities might include viewing
segments of racecar films or watching a skateboard demonstration.
Preparation
Check around your community to find a guest speaker whose talent may be the focal point for
your program. Order supplies and materials for the crafts and activities well in advance.
Decorate the program room with a string of checkered flags. A 30-foot string of checkered flags,
balloons, banners, and other racing decorations are available from Kipp Toys and Novelties,
www.kippbro.com. If you have performance rights, select a segment from Great Moments in
The History of NASCAR to show the group.
Books to Display
Auto Racing: A History of Fast Cars and Fearless Drivers by Mark Steward.
Bicycle Stunt Riding!: Catch Air by Kristine Eck.
Indy 500: The Inside Track by Nancy Roe Pimm.
Roller Derby to Rollerjam: The Authorized Story of an Unauthorized Sport by Keith Coppage.
Trasher Presents: How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and More by
Kevin Thatcher.
X Games Xtreme Mysteries: Spiked Snow by Labin Hill.
Books to Booktalk
Dropping in with Andy Mac: The Life of a Pro Skateboarder by Andy MacDonald.
Love and Sk8 by Nancy Krulik.
Olympic Dream by Matt Christopher.
The Rider by Tim Krabbe.
Incentives
Oriental Trading Company, www.orientaltrading.com, sells “finger skateboards,” complete with
miniature tools to change the wheels. Bicycle water bottles, available from Oriental Trading
Company, and many other suppliers, would also be nice incentives for teens.
Crafts
Art Cars
Materials
Small plastic or metal cars
Craft glue or glue guns
Small decorative items