Action Sports
7 total works
Extreme-sports enthusiasts will enjoy this high-action set. Each book is full of information on the sport's gear and equipment, rules, safety measures, techniques, and competitions. Each book also highlights top athletes in the sport and provides a timeline showing the sport's development. Titles in this set have accompanying Accelerated Reader quizzes.
Formula One Car Racing offers fans an inside look at this increasingly popular sport. This text introduces readers to the formula to which these super cars are built and tested, teams that build and maintain the cars, driving strategies, and more. An up-close look at some of the leading drivers of today is also included.
This title offers an introduction into the exciting world of BMX riding. It examines the development of BMX racing and freestyle, and takes a look at where the sport is heading. Readers will learn about BMX bikes, the gear used by riders, safety measures, some of today's top riders, and more.
Snowboarding offers insight into one of the hottest new sports around. Readers will get a unique look at snowboards and how they are made, the gear used by snowboarders, safety measures within the sport, basic skills, tricks, and stunts, and more. They'll even learn about some of the sport's top competitors.
Explore the action and adventure of surfing, kneeboarding, body boarding, and body surfing.
Beginning as a way for ice hockey players to stay in shape, in-line skating has become a sport all its own. This edition of our Action Sports series introduces readers to this exciting sport, offering details about in-line skates, the gear used by skaters, safety measures within the sport, the history of in-line skating, and more. Readers will even get a glimpse of some of the sport's top skaters.
Karting is an inexpensive way for people to enjoy the thrill and excitement of motor racing.