The Greatest of the Grid 5 Book Collection

From karting kids to world champions – the true stories of five Formula One legends, retold for young readers with free audiobooks.

Every Formula One legend started somewhere – usually in a kart, on a local track, with a dream far bigger than their years. Greatest of the Grid tells the incredible true stories of five of the sport's greatest drivers: Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Featuring talents from across the globe, each book follows a unique journey to the top – the setbacks, the breakthroughs and the high-pressure battles on the international stage – with a QR code in every book linking to a free audiobook so children can listen along as they read.

True stories do something special for developing readers: they hook children who haven't yet found the book that gets them. For schools, the set feeds Key Stage 2 biography units and topic work on significant individuals; for parents, it's the race-weekend companion – and the rare gift where everyone in the family has 'their' driver, from Senna's era to Verstappen's.

Ideal for:

• Ages 7–9 · Key Stage 2 (Years 3–5)
• Young Formula One fans and the new generation of race-weekend families
• Hooking reluctant readers with true stories
• KS2 biography and significant-individuals topic work
• Pairing with The Greatest Cricket Stars and Football Stars collections
• Birthday, Christmas and race-season gifts
• Each driver's story also available as a single book

From Sweet Cherry Publishing – Children's Publisher of the Year 2022. In stock and dispatched from the UK.

It’s lights out and away we go! Jack Vines uses his passion for Formula One to write gripping books for children. He also studied Politics and International Relations at De Montfort University before going on to study Diplomacy. He currently works in manufacturing planning. When he isn’t writing or watching racing, he likes baking cakes.