Book excerpt: Have you ever though about working on a race car? Maybe you want to be one of the pit crew people? Being part of the pit crew can be fun. You get to be a part of the race. You get to work on race cars. You also get to see the race from the middle of the track. It can be fun and exciting to see the race going around you, but being on the pit crew is also hard work. The pit crew keeps the car running during a race. They change the tires. They give it more gas. They keep the windshield clean. They also make small repairs to the car. This book goes through each of the jobs on a pit crew and tells you what to expect. Maybe you can work on a race car pit crew! Ages 7 to 10. Reading level: 3.6 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.