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  • Extreme Sports: BMX

    Chris Job

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Feb. 14, 2003)
    This series gives readers the low-down on some of the world's most exciting sports. Each title looks at sports that readers can do themselves, from skateboarding on the street to BMX tricks, and explores how the sport has developed. Each book: - Offers an introduction to extreme sports and also extra information for those already involved - Provides advice on safety, equipment and the importance of proper training - Contains spectacular photographs that bring each sport to life

  • Animal Sports

    Jim Gigliotti

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Animal Sports introduces readers to different extreme animal sports practiced around the world!
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  • Surf

    Garry Chapman

    Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, May 1, 2001)
    Recounts the origins of extreme sports performed in ocean waves, surveys the appropriate weather conditions, equipment, clothing, and safety factors, and describes big wave surfing, bodyboarding, windsurfing, and wakeboarding.
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  • Kirby Puckett : Sports Superstars Series

    Richard Rambeck

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 1992)
    A career biography of Minnesota Twin, Kirby Puckett, one of the best hitters in baseball
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  • Maya Moore

    Elizabeth Raum

    Library Binding (Amicus, July 1, 2017)
    "A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore. Describes her childhood, when she started playing basketball, and how he got to be an WNBA player. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, glossary, books, and websites"--
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  • Snowboarding

    Matt Barr, Chris Moran

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the history of snowboarding, some of the sport's pioneers, techniques and styles, necessary equipment, popular resorts, and dangers.
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  • Bicycle Stunt Riding

    Jason Glaser

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of bicycle stunt riding.
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  • Sky Surfing

    Pam Muñoz Ryan

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describes the history, equipment, and techniques of the sport that involves a team of skydivers, with one person surfing and the other one filming.
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  • Sky Diving

    Jim Gigliotti

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Action-packed overview of the sport of skydiving, its origins, and the equipment required.
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  • Mountain Biking!: Get on the Trail

    Chris Hayhurst

    Paperback (Saddleback Pub, Aug. 1, 2000)
    Book by Hayhurst, Chris

  • Extreme Skateboarding

    Pam Muñoz Ryan

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of extreme skateboarding.
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  • Sky Surfing

    Ellen Labrecque

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Action-packed overview of the sport of sky surfing, its origins, and the equipment required.
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