Snowboarding ANNOTATION
Discusses the history of snowboarding, some of the sport's pioneers, techniques and styles, necessary equipment, popular resorts, dangers, and more.
FROM THE CRITICS
VOYA - Sarah Cofer
The Extreme Sports series books have similar formats offering the same page layout and length and providing a basic overview and history of a popular extreme sport. Snowboarding covers basic beginner's techniques, such as stance and body alignment, and continues through intermediate skills such as jumping and spinning. There is a fantastic diagram of the various types of "grabs," showing where riders place their hands during tricks. The authors discuss safety by emphasizing planning ahead, practicing good judgment, and knowing about the dangers of avalanches. There is also a great section on the legendary snowboarders. The other titles in the series are Mountain Biking, BMX, In-Line Skating, Rock Climbing, and Skateboarding. Although the books are brief, they are jam packed with information covering history, equipment, maintenance, tricks and techniques, and stars and professionals, and they discuss places to participate in each sport. They have a magazine quality to them with glossy paper, lots of pictures, diagrams, and colors, certain to draw reluctant readers. This series serves as a great resource for school assignments or an introduction to extreme sports. It is a recommended purchase for public and school libraries serving middle school students. (Extreme Sports).. VOYA Codes 3Q 3P M (Readable without serious defects; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8). 2003, Lerner, 32p.; Glossary. Index. Illus. Photos. Biblio., PLB and Trade pb.. Ages 11 to 14.
School Library Journal
Gr 3-5-Each of these titles offers a brief introduction to the history, equipment, basic techniques, styles, and stars. The presentations are superficial; for example, chapters on the legends of each sport offer head shots and a blurb about the awards earned by a handful of professional athletes. Each book includes a spread of limited information on the techniques for advanced tricks and a warning recommending that readers wear safety equipment. (However, not all of the athletes shown heeded this advice.) Different font types and sizes and numerous color photos with unusual angles make some of the layouts appear chaotic. This series is comparable in scope to the "Rad Sports" series (Rosen Central) and the "X-treme Outdoors" series (Children's). While there is high demand for titles on extreme sports, this series is supplemental at best.-Michael Giller, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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