Cycling in Action (Sports in Action) [Library Binding]

Bobbie Kalman (Author), John Crossingham (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Sports in Action

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces basic cycling skills, equipment selection and maintenance, styles of cycling, and important safety guidelines.

--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

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Reviewed with John Crossingham's Snowboarding in Action.

Gr. 4-7. Well-illustrated and surprisingly thorough considering their brevity, these titles in the Sports in Action series offer a good introduction to their sports. Cycling presents different types of cycles, offers advice on sizing a bike to its rider, and then gives tips on bike maintenance and on techniques for mounting hills, long day trips, racing, and freestyle. Snowboarding discusses ski-hill terminology and basics, such as getting on and off the lift, and then instructs how to attach bindings and how to master basic movements, such as stopping and turning while maintaining balance. Subsequent spreads address different moves for various snow conditions. Although not all the young athletes are pictured with helmets, both books encourage readers to observe safety practices, and a spread on suggested warm-up stretches reinforces the texts' emphasis on injury prevention. With easy-to-follow descriptions, a useful breakdown of each sport's essential equipment, and attractive, uncluttered spreads that combine sharp color photos with clean-lined color drawings, these titles will find a wide readership among interested middle-graders. Check the Series Roundup in this issue for more titles in the series. Gillian Engberg
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778701182
• ISBN-13: 978-0778701187
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,521,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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