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  • Snowboarding Slopestyle

    Thomas K. Adamson

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Imagine riders carving down long slopes littered with difficult obstacles and snow piles. These snowboarders show courage, creativity, and endurance. Young readers will be swept away by the inspirational athletes of snowboarding slopestyle!
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  • Mountain Biking

    Steve Behr

    Paperback (Barrons Juveniles, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Lists equipment needed for mountain biking, covers the basic riding moves, and shows how experts perform some of their complicated tricks

  • Air Sports

    Ellen Labrecque

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Air Sports takes readers on a tour of some of the world’s most extreme air sports!
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  • Stars of Hockey

    Matt Doeden

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2014)
    They fire hard slap shots. They speed across the ice. Who are the brightest stars in the game of hockey?
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  • Walter Payton: Record-Breaking Runner

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Traces the life of the professional football player who broke the NFL's career rushing record in 1984
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  • Rope Sports

    Ellen Labrecque

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Rope Sports takes readers on an exciting tour of some of the world’s most extreme rope sports!
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  • Extreme Motocross and BMX

    Carla Mooney

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, Dec. 15, 2019)
    Motocross and BMX racers speed over all types of terrain, including dirt tracks, muddy hills, and grassy roads. They fly over jumps and obstacles. No matter the race, the goal is the same: finish first. In this captivating book, readers who may not have access to more traditional sports will be transported into the dynamic worlds of motocross and BMX racing. They will learn about each extreme sport, the equipment used, safety precautions, and some of the sport's superstars. With vivid images and riveting descriptions, readers will be swept into the world of motocross and BMX racing.
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  • Renaldo Nehemiah: The bionic hurdler

    Don Pierson

    Loose Leaf (Childrens Press, March 15, 1980)
    Examines the record-setting career in running hurdles of Renaldo Nehemiah.

  • Kayaking

    Bill Lund

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of kayaking.
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  • Lynette Woodard: The First Female Globetrotter

    Bert Rosenthal

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1986)
    Follows the life and career of the individual who made sports history by becoming the first woman to play basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters
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  • Stars of Pro Wrestling

    Mandy R. Marx, Gail Saunders-Smith

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    They perform big moves. They do body slams. Who are the brightest stars in pro wrestling?
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  • Snow

    Garry Chapman

    Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, May 1, 2001)
    Recounts the origins of extreme sports performed in the snow, surveys the appropriate weather conditions, equipment, clothing, and safety factors, and describes the sports of snowboarding, free skiing, skiboarding, and snow mountain biking.
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