| Extreme Sports: Snowboard! Contributor(s): Masoff, Joy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792267400 ISBN-13: 9780792267409 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2002 Annotation: The edgy, high-action winter sport of snowboarding is explored in this adventurous book being released to coincide with the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Includes full-color photo, fun-to-read text filled with hip terms and lingo, sample drawings of techniques and special moves, and how-to tips from the pros. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Extreme Sports |
| Dewey: 796.939 |
| LCCN: 2001044392 |
| Lexile Measure: 880 |
| Series: National Geographic Extreme Sports |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.04" W x 7.24" (0.37 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With National Geographic's new series, Extreme Sports, kids can learn the tricks of the pros, use the cool vocabulary, and vicariously experience the thrill of participating in extreme sports without leaving home. Each book is a quick, fun introduction to its sport. Kids will learn about all of the different varieties of the sport. In Snowboard, it's freeriding, piping, backcountry boarding, boarder X, and alpine/speed boarding. They also learn the moves (ever want to do a stalemasky?) and what the life of a serious competitor is like. In addition, there are tips from the pros, profiles of legendary competitors, and plenty of warnings (Don't board that avalanche ) We are publishing board to coincide with the Winter Olympics and the Winter X Games. |