Falling through glass, being set on fire and high-speed car chases are all in a day's work for stuntmen and -women. This title takes a look behind the scenes and finds out what it takes to be a real-life action hero. It features famous stuntpeople such as Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh, as well as stunt doubles from films such as Spider-man, Indiana Jones and The Green Lantern.

 

This book features in the following series: Radar, Radar Series .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Isabel Thomas is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children and has written many articles for national newspapers including The Guardian and The Times.

This book has the following chapters: All about: The real action stars! Don't try this at home: Glass fall 5-minute interview: Luci 'Steel' Romberg Star story: Jackie Chan Read all about it: Landing the prize Real life story: Action Hero - Mark Wagner Feel it: Fall out Poster page: Paul Darnell The history bit: Jaw-dropping japes Zone in: Tricks of the trade The lingo: Stunt speak Record breakers: To the limit Top five: Stunt stars Don't try this at home: On fire! Fan club: Action list Index