Dirt Bikes

by Matt Doeden

Discusses dirt bikes, their main features, and how they are raced.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2004

About the author

Matt Doeden was born in southern Minnesota and lived parts of his childhood in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and Madison, Minnesota. He studied journalism at Mankato State University, where he worked at the college newspaper for three years. In his senior year, he served as the paper's Sports Editor, which put him in charge of the entire sports section, the sports writers, and the photographers. He covered mostly college sports, but also the Minnesota Vikings, who held training camp at MSU.

His work allowed him to meet and interview people like Dennis Green, Cris Carter, Robert Smith, and more. Matt went on to work as a sports writer for the Mankato paper, and then he got a job as an editor with a small children's publisher called Capstone Press, and in 2003 he decided to start his own business as a freelance writer and editor.

Since then, Matt has written and edited hundreds of books. Lots of them are on high-interest topics like cars, sports, and airplanes. He also writes and edits on geography, science, and even math.

Reviews

[Jonathan Balun · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this book because my 4th grade class kids wanted a book about dirt bikes. It is a little small and thin. However, the kids seemed really happy with it. The book has real pictures of various dirt bike models and informational paragraphs about each. There are plenty of action shots too. Okay I guess...