Snowboarding
From the Series 21st Century Skills Library
Whether you like speeding down snowy slopes or doing jumps and other tricks, snowboarding may be the sport for you. Look inside to find out more about this fast-growing sport and how it can help you stay healthy for life.
- Hitting the Slopes
- Choosing a Board and More
- Snowboarding Safety
- Your Snowboarding Environment
- Snowboarding for Life
- Glossary
- For More Information
- Index
- About the Author
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Copyright | 2008 |
| BISACS | JNF024040, JNF054160 |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Series | Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement: 21st Century Skills Library |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 9781602790186 |
|---|---|
| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2008-01-01 |
| Author | Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Sources for further research, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 796.939 |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.0 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 117819 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
Author: Jim Fitzpatrick
Jim Fitzpatrick has been an active skateboarder since the steel-wheeled days of the 1950s. Past editor of Transworld‘s Skateboarding Business, he has been a frequent contributor to skateboard magazines and is the author of Tony Hawk. In 1994, he founded the nonprofit International Association of Skateboard Companies and is currently vice president of USA Skateboarding. A California native, he lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he is head of the Santa Barbara Montessori School.