Skateboarding (Extreme Sports (Barron)) [Paperback]

Ben Roberts (Author), Tim Rainger (Author), Ian Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Extreme Sports (Barron)

Here is solid information on boards, equipment, and some of the more common maneuvers. Extreme Sports is a series of books that combine daredevil athletic feats with cool fashion and stylish hi-tech gear. Kids in their early teens will be won over by the big, full-color, action packed photos, the information on equipment, and the instructions on performance. These books help kids get started in many of today's most popular and fast-paced sports activities.

Editorial Reviews

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Reviewed with Liz Lark's Yoga.

Gr. 4-8. Sterling introduced their Flowmotion series for adults last year, and this year, a spin-off series of the same name debuts for kids, using the same unique format: a continuous series of stop-action photographs that demonstrate activities, step-by-step. The children pictured in both volumes often seem younger than the book's target audience, and the introduction to Yoga-- with small print, gloomy statistics, sophisticated language, and instructions for guiding children through to poses--is less for children than adults. Skateboarding is more accessible; it has helpful safety tips, a glossary of skating terms, and a diagram of a skateboard's components. The strength of both titles is the excellent instructions. Beneath photographs that flow across each spread and show movements from start to finish, are text bars providing more detailed applications, including, in Yoga, essential tips on when to breathe. Younger children will probably need an adult's help to get through the texts, but these books offer outstanding visual introductions to their subjects for browsing or focused learning. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764107976
• ISBN-13: 978-0764107979
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ummmmmmmmm, July 27, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Skateboarding: A Flowmotion Book: Learn All the Moves, Tricks, and Maneuvers for Some Serious Fun (Paperback)

its ok but it makes everything look way to easy . you see the picture of a kid olly and it looks like hes ollying like 10 ft forward and in reality u hardly move so i think its a bit misleading. it does have alot of tricks though. i dont know. im glad i checked it out of the library, instead of buying it.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars sk8ing, April 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Skateboarding (Extreme Sports (Barron)) (Paperback)

this book has very little about our rocking sport. and i think u could get better info out of a mag.

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Skateboarding, April 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Skateboarding (Extreme Sports (Barron)) (Paperback)

this book is a great book for kids. it has very inspireing pictures in it also