Snowboarding

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-- It has taken 20 years, but this "new" sport is now growing in popularity. Recent performances by professional snowboarders in motion pictures and television commercials have aroused interest in this sport about which very little has been written. Here rank beginners are walked through the basics of equipment and clothing selection, routine ski slope and snowboard maneuvers, safety considerations, stunts, and jobs associated with snowboarding. Color photographs enliven print description, but the slight underexposure of many of them obscures some details. Readers whose enthusiasm is fanned by the text will welcome the addresses of eight snowboard associations in Europe and North America, as well as those of three American snowboarding magazines. The clarity and thoroughness of this introduction is sure to satisfy the merely curious and serious snowboarding beginners. --Ann G. Brouse, Steele Memorial Library, Elmira, NYCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Card catalog description
Traces the history of this recreational activity, describes the required equipment and basic techniques, concludes with a discussion of safety issues and competitive aspects of the sport.


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Gr 4-6In this significant revision of the 1989 title, the author discusses history, equipment, etiquette, technique, and injury-avoidance behavior for this fast-growing sport. Highlighted sections that deal with terminology and different types of snowboards are new to this edition and should prove useful to both report writers and beginning practitioners. A strong chapter on etiquette reminds readers that snowboarding has had a long and difficult road to acceptance and that self-monitoring of behavior is necessary if snowboarders want to continue to be welcomed on the slopes. Discussion of technique is fairly rudimentary but does not include the advice that participation in the sport should be preceded by a session with a qualified instructor. Well-reproduced, full-color photographs, listings of organizations, magazines, books, and Internet resources round out this solid effort that is comparable to any number of recently published instructional books on the subject for this age group.Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT


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