Rhinos Who Snowboard [Hardcover]

Julie Mammano (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Rhinos

Summer is over and our rhino friends have hung up their surfboards, grabbed their snowboards, and taken to the slopes. colorful watercolors from Julie Mammano capture an epic day of snowboarding for these totally aggro rhinos. They catch air, take insane gaps and charge the steeps until it's time to head home and chill in the cabin, dreaming of their next ride. Snowboarders and those who dream of boarding will love these adorably extreme rhinos and a glossary of snowboarding speak is included to boost anyone's boarding know-how.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3?Those Rhinos Who Surf (Chronicle, 1996) are now on snowboards, taking to the slopes with great daring and abandon and attempting "totally aggro" feats. In case the text is beyond your ken, a glossary of "board speak" at the end of the book will help non-boarders understand. At the end of the day, "Rhinos who snowboard CHILL OUT while loads of PHAT POW DUMP outside. Tomorrow will be EPIC!" Bright, stylized drawings using strange angles and perspectives capture the action of the three friends engaged in their acrobatic endeavors with text curving about the flying figures?artistic almost to the point of confusion. The picture-book format may not appeal to readers actually old enough to be involved in the sport, but it's sure to create some interest in it.?Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NE
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Those awesome rhinos who tore up the waves in Rhinos Who Surf are hitting the slopes -- and snowboarding has never been so much fun!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811817156
• ISBN-13: 978-0811817158
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #881,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Great Way To Introduce Snowboarding To Young Children, December 31, 1998

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[e-mail] (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhinos Who Snowboard (Hardcover)

Julie Mammano's first wrote about these aggro rhinos in her first book, "Rhino's Who Surf". She brings the same sense of playfulness and imagery to these marauding rhinos as they continue their adventures upon the frozen waves in Julie's second book "Rhino's Who Snowboard".

We're introduced to the team of rhinos as they wake up, drive up to the mountains, and "bust out fast down the fall line", "carve perfect powder fans", and "catch phat air over insane gaps". Now, before you start laughing, remember, this book is aimed at kids 4-8 (though that hasn't stopped my 2 year old to thoroughly enjoy it as well). Julie has effectively captured the flavor of a day riding, though I'll have to admit, I wonder if these rhino's are sponsored (they're certainly good enough to be *B^) ).

The illustrations are a blast of color and whimsy. The use of geometric overlay to the snow and the sky makes for a rich backdrop to the illustrations, and the expressions on the rhinos faces are fantastic. There's also a glossary of "board speak" (among other standard definitions of halfpipes, 'fakie' and 'stiffy', she defines 'hohos' as being a "two handed handstand", and 'kooks' as "jerks who ski or snowboard").

Julie is, herself, an avid snowboarder, and the sense of love for the sport comes through in her vibrant illustrations and entertaining prose. Sometimes, as an adult, you may find yourself cringing a little at the choice of words, but then, this wasn't written for me, it was written for my kids... and they love it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not for young children, November 20, 2003

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Megan- College Student (Medina, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhinos Who Snowboard (Hardcover)

This book is not for kids. The lingo is too complex. Unless you are a snowboarder, you have no clue what the book talks about. There is a glossary in the back but who is going to read that to 5 year-olds?

5.0 out of 5 stars My Boys love Rhinos Who Skateboard!, January 25, 2006

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JW (Billings, MT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhinos Who Snowboard (Hardcover)

My boys, ages 3 and 5 absolutely love this book! If you know children who are interested in skateboarding, they will love it too. Great illustrations, fun and easy to read.