Children's Nonfiction Water Sports
Extreme Surfing
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2003
- Category
- Water Sports, Fitness & Exercise, Adventure & Adventurers
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778717157
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
- List Price
- $8.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778716693
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
- List Price
- $25.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9
- Grade: 4
Description
Extreme Surfing began as an ancient Polynesian tradition. Surfers are daring athletes who challenge the oceans. Find out what makes a person wake up at dawn to take thrilling rides on enormous waves! In Extreme Surfing, kids will discover • the etiquette of surfing • the many types of surfboards and how to care for them • great places to surf around the world • the rich history of surfing
About the authors
JOHN CROSSINGHAM has spent most of his life playing music and writing words. In addition to having edited with OKB, he is author of Learn to Speak Music. A veteran of numerous bands, including Broken Social Scene and Raising The Fawn, he has toured much of the world, played on Conan, Letterman, and the Junos, and has released several albums and EPs. He has also written and edited dozens of children's books, as well as written about music for FASHION and Chart magazines. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.