Books in The World of Skateboarding series

Essential Information for Current and Future Skateboarders Skateboarding is back on top of the teen sport scene, and this new series has all the information teens need to learn about this extreme sport. Packed with full-color photographs capturing skateboarding's exciting action, these six books cover many aspects of the skateboarding world, including the basics of how to skate; the popularity of skateboarding in the X Games; buying, decorating, and repairing a skateboard; and a biography of the guru of skateboarding, Tony Hawk. Included in this series are two how-to titles that utilize step-by-step instructions combining text with stop-action photography. Tony Hawk is the master of skateboarding. What kids see of Hawk on television is just one dimension of this talented sports star. This book tells how Hawk got started in skating, explores the relationship between Hawk and his dad, and highlights what Hawk has done to make himself a perennial champion.

Stretch a skateboard to three times its length and lay down on it. Now you have a street luge board. Take a skateboard and give it big rubber wheels. Now you have a dirtboard. These hybrid boards are the oddball cousins of skateboards, and Murdico explains the ins and outs of each sport. Readers will learn how lugers are able to take turns at 50 miles per hour, or how dirtboarders "bomb" down a hillside. Included are safety tips and profiles of the hottest skaters on today's pro circuits.

Written by an avid and enthusiastic skateboarder, this fun series introduces the reader to the colorful world of skateboarding. In a reader-friendly, conversational style, all aspects of the sport are covered, including instructions on how to do tricks, how to safely build obstacles, and how to petition town governments to build community skate parks. Also presented are profiles of the most famous skate park designers and builders around. With the growing popularity of the sport, this series will be a huge hit with readers. If you can't become a professional skateboarder, then how about a professional skate park designer? Readers will learn about the designers whose parks have become so popular that they are themselves a type of art form. Engaging full-color images, as well as analysis of design details, will fascinate readers and have them clamoring for the information on how to become skate park designers themselves.

Essential Information for Current and Future Skateboarders Skateboarding is back on top of the teen sport scene, and this new series has all the information teens need to learn about this extreme sport. Packed with full-color photographs capturing skateboarding's exciting action, these six books cover many aspects of the skateboarding world, including the basics of how to skate; the popularity of skateboarding in the X Games; buying, decorating, and repairing a skateboard; and a biography of the guru of skateboarding, Tony Hawk. Included in this series are two how-to titles that utilize step-by-step instructions combining text with stop-action photography.