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Cool Snowboarders

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Catch big air with the most adventurous snowboarders around as they pull off amazing stunts! Cool Snowboarders highlights the tricks, stars, and competitions of the sport, and traces the development of snowboarding as athletes pushed the boundaries to invent new and more difficult moves. Fast-paced narratives and full-color photos will engage young readers in the excitement of this extreme adventure sport. A “gear page” shows the equipment and safety features used by pros and beginners alike.

 
Interest Level Grade 1 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 3
BISACS JNF054180
Genre Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Copyright 2010
Publisher Bearport Publishing
Series X-Moves
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 8 x 10
ISBN 9781597169493, 9781597169936, 9781617720635
Title Format Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook, Savings Bundle
Dewey 796.939
ATOS Reading Level 4.7
Guided Reading Level L
Lexile Reading Level 920
Scholastic Reading Counts Level 6.4
AR Quiz Number 131755
Author Michael Sandler
 

Cool Snowboarders/Mighty MotoXers/Super Surfers

These are the kind of books that give parents nightmares. The slim volumes in the X-Moves series are packed with information and photos of young people doing all manner of wild things that usually involve someone flipping through the air. Cool Snowboarders gives a good history of the sport, complete with a vintage ad for a forerunner of the snowboard, the Snurfer (“The thrills of Skiing! The skills of Surfing!”). Mighty MotoXers focuses on the sport that grew out of British motorcycle races of the 1920s, though motocross only gained popularity in America in the 1960s. Of the several riders mentioned, readers may be most impressed with Ashley Fiolek, the sport’s top female rider, who also happens to be deaf. From its beginning in Hawaii more than 1,000 years ago, surfing has been an extreme sport. Super Surfers discusses how the sport spread with surfing competitions, now prevalent around the world. Some riders, however, avoid the competition, preferring to catch monster waves on their own. Danger is mentioned, but warnings pale beside the color photos of amazing, gravity-defying feats. A final page shows the athletes in full gear, with each piece of equipment helpfully labeled. Glossaries and additional print and online resources are appended.

Cool Snowboarders/Mighty MotoXers/Super Surfers

These are the kind of books that give parents nightmares. The slim volumes in the X-Moves series are packed with information and photos of young people doing all manner of wild things that usually involve someone flipping through the air. Cool Snowboarders gives a good history of the sport, complete with a vintage ad for a forerunner of the snowboard, the Snurfer (“The thrills of Skiing! The skills of Surfing!”). Mighty MotoXers focuses on the sport that grew out of British motorcycle races of the 1920s, though motocross only gained popularity in America in the 1960s. Of the several riders mentioned, readers may be most impressed with Ashley Fiolek, the sport’s top female rider, who also happens to be deaf. From its beginning in Hawaii more than 1,000 years ago, surfing has been an extreme sport. Super Surfers discusses how the sport spread with surfing competitions, now prevalent around the world. Some riders, however, avoid the competition, preferring to catch monster waves on their own. Danger is mentioned, but warnings pale beside the color photos of amazing, gravity-defying feats. A final page shows the athletes in full gear, with each piece of equipment helpfully labeled. Glossaries and additional print and online resources are appended.

Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Table of contents
Full-color photographs