Books with title Skateboarding

Kick excitement into high gear with this extreme title! Short, easy-to-read text pairs with full-color, action-packed photos to introduce young adventurers to skateboarding. Readers will learn the history of skateboarding and about shortboards and longboards. Clothing and gear is discussed, is safety equipment such as helmets, pads, gloves, and wrist guards. Skateboarding styles are examined including freestyle, street, vert, downhill, and big air. X Game athletes such as Shaun White, Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasak, Mitchie Brusco, Alana Smith, Jake Brown, and of course Tony Hawk are featured. Extreme facts supplement the text, leaving future skateboarders excited about Action Sports! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Skateboarding has a language all its own. Readers will be captivated by descriptions of the ollie, kickturn, fakie, and nine-hundred--all tricks that appear at the X Games. This action-packed book explains how skaters qualify for and compete in the Games. An interview with Andy Macdonald offers readers a firsthand look at what it's like to be a star skateboarder.

Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Jake Eshelman makes one-of-a-kind skateboards by hand with this nonfiction book that’s full of photographs and illustrations about his process.Jake Eshelman of Side Project Skateboards in Houston, Texas, grew up with a love of skateboarding. After meeting his future wife in college, Jake decided to turn his passion into a career: making one-of-a-kind skateboards from beautiful pieces of found wood. This book gives readers an inside glimpse into Jake’s creative process, from wheel to finished wheel! Charts, infographics, and bold photographs make this a picture book for anyone who is curious about how a skateboard is made. This book also features a history of skateboarding, a timeline, and resources to inspire kids to make their own objects by hand.