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Daredevils : 21 stories of extraordinary daring--with exercises for developing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills / Henry Billings, Melissa Billings.

Billings, Henry F. (Author). Billings, Melissa Stone. (Added Author).

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Status	Due Date
The Center Library	001.9 Billings/Dar	126333	Stacks	Available	-

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ISBN: 0890611149
Physical Description: vi, 198 p. : ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Publisher: Lincolnwood, Ill. : Jamestown Publishers, 1999.

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General Note:	"Levels F-H."
Formatted Contents Note:	Maniacs on bikes -- "Queen Bess" Coleman -- Jackie Chan : actor and stuntman -- Rodeo clowns -- Christiane Amanpour : on the front lines -- Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay : conquering Everest -- Craig Breedlove : speed on wheels -- The Great Wallendas : danger on the high wire -- Mary Kingsley : explorer -- Mario Andretti : racing legend -- Julie Krone : jockey -- Climbing frozen waterfalls -- Hollywood stuntwomen -- Cristina Sanchez : bullfighter -- Operation Desert Hell : fighting oil well fires -- Picabo Street : fearless skier -- elephant keepers -- Tour de France : world-famous bicycle race -- Free diving daredevils -- Alison Hargreaves : mountain climber -- Cliff diving in Acapulco.
Summary, etc.:	Nonfiction articles profiling adventurers, sports heroes and stuntmen. Each is followed by reading comprehension and critical thinking exercises.

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