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. Reviewed Explode across the exciting landscape of action sports with these energetic and informative books. Discover the electrifying world of biking, boarding and surfing, while highlighting their history, types, and competitions. With easy text and thrilling pictures, young readers will take these books to the extreme! Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards, Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.