a glitzy, glossy racing program, with profiles on all the racers and their vehicles, plus stats, ephemera and eye-popping color photos that emphasize the exciting visuals.
For those older kids for whom this may prove too fleeting, point them in the direction of “Speed Racer: Born to Race,” Michael Anthony Steele’s junior novelization of the film, with eight pages of art inspired by the movie stuck in the middle.
“?Rod Lott
This article appears in May 14-20, 2008.