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.
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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
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