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Books in Extreme Sports series

  • Triathlon

    Bill Lund

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Describes the history, equipment, personalities, and contemporary practice of the triathlon.
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  • Extreme Sports Skateboard!: Your Guide to Street, Vert, Downhill, and More

    Constance Loizos

    Paperback (National Geographic Children's Books, Sept. 1, 2002)
    From the street to the pipe and all the way to luge, Skateboard! gives kids some fantastic inspiration for extreme fun right in their own neighborhood. Skateboarding is becoming a BIG COMPETITION SPORT EXTREME SPORTS IN GENERAL ARE OF HIGH INTEREST TO KIDS. FUN TO READ with it's convenient size, spectacular photos, clear drawings, and engaging text. With National Geographic's new series, Extreme Sports, kids can learn the tricks of the pros, use the cool vocabulary, and vicariously experience the thrill of participating in extreme sports without leaving home. Each book is a quick, fun, and comprehensive introduction to its sport. Skateboard! covers street, vert, downhill, street luge, mountain boarding. Info about the competitions and the stars and explanations of the moves round out the book.
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  • Skateboard!

    Constance Loizos, Jack Dickason

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback, Sept. 1, 2002)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Discusses skateboarding, including equipment, techniques, and competitions.
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  • Board Sports

    Michael Hurley

    Library Binding (Raintree, July 1, 2011)
    Board Sports shows readers some of the world’s most extreme board sports!
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  • Mountain Biking

    Ian Osborne

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2003)
    Provides an introduction to the sport of mountain biking, along with information on the sport's history, equipment and maintenance, techniques, popular sites, safety rules, and champion racers.
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  • Aggressive In-Line Skating

    Anne T. McKenna

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Describes the history, equipment, and safety measures of aggressive style in-line skating.
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  • Bmx

    Chris Job

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions, Sept. 1, 2003)
    An introduction to BMX cycling's history, equipment, techniques, terms, styles, and stars.
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  • Skateboarding

    Ben Powell

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2003)
    An introduction to skateboarding's history, equipment, techniques, tricks, styles, and stars.
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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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  • 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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  • Kayaking

    Bill Lund

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of kayaking.
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