Snowboarding: A Complete Guide for Beginners [Mass Market Paperback]

George Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | Age Level: 9 and up

Enhanced by many colorful photographs, a beginner's guide to snowboarding provides coaching in gliding and sideslipping maneuvers, advice on picking the best board and appropriate attire, hints on safety, and instruction in tricks for the advanced snowboarder.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6. Solid though brief information is combined with full-color photos to produce an easy-to-read, eye-pleasing book on snowboarding, one of the fastest growing winter sports. Fifteen short chapters discuss equipment, clothing, skills, tricks, and more. Safety is stressed throughout, with the final chapter pulling together a number of tips as an added reminder. Clear, crisp photographs appear on most pages. A listing of where to find more information includes videos, magazines, organizations, and two Internet addresses. Jon Lurie's Fundamental Snowboarding (1996) is aimed at a slightly older audience and contains more photographs. Lurie's adapted, larger typeface version of that book, Beginning Snowboarding (1996, both Lerner), is aimed at a similar audience as Sullivan's book. A forewarning: snowboarding will make its debut as an Olympic sport in the 1998 winter games.?Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 4^-6. Picture yourself standing on a small surfboard, sliding down a snowy ski slope. Picture yourself enjoying it. Picture yourself doing tricks like a daredevil skateboarder. That, roughly, is the appeal of snowboarding, a sport that began in the 1960s and has rapidly gained in popularity over the last decade. In 1998, snowboarding will make its debut as an Olympic event. Sullivan introduces beginners to the history, equipment, techniques, and tricks of snowboarding in this clearly written book. Full-color photos offer many excellent shots of a young skateboarder demonstrating the basics, such as how to stop and how to maneuver on and off a chairlift designed for skiers, as well as experts performing difficult turns and tricks. Safety tips and a list of magazines and organizations round out the treatment. A good, informative book on an increasingly popular subject. Carolyn Phelan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140561811
• ISBN-13: 978-0140561814
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,309,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for grommits!, August 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Snowboarding: A Complete Guide for Beginners (Mass Market Paperback)

I gave this book to my ten year old nephew who indicated he could understand most of the content. He said, "I've worked out I'm a goofy foot by sliding on the kitchen floor!" The typeface is slightly enlarged for the younger reader and the book has an uncomplicated layout. It has 50 pages and 38 colour photographs. As well as instruction techniques there is an overview of equipment, what to wear, safety tips, and some of the culture which has become an integral part of this leisure activity. This book was stolen from Sydney City Library after only a short period in circulation.

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, March 31, 2008

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dasn0wman "dasn0wman" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowboarding: A Complete Guide for Beginners (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is really outdated. There is one small chapter on skidded turns and the instruction is not too practical. It preaches to look where you want to turn and then turn to that direction. Modern technique emphasize on feet first. You can read this book in minutes as there is not too much text and the words are big.