Children's Nonfiction Skateboarding
Skateboarding in Action
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2002
- Category
- Skateboarding, Fitness & Exercise, Safety
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778701231
- Publish Date
- Mar 2002
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778701170
- Publish Date
- Mar 2002
- List Price
- $25.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 9
- Grade: 3 to 4
Description
One of North America’s most popular sports, skateboarding combines balance, dexterity, and quick reflexes. Kids will get the lowdown on streetstyle and vertical skating and learn about the board, safety, motion and balance, and how to perform kickturns, spins, rock n’ roll, and more.
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.
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