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Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Extreme sports and its many and varied activities are introduced from A to Z using poetry, prose, and illustration in this children's picture book. Topics include adventure racing, bungee jumping, freestyle skiing, the Iditarod, and kiteboarding"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Describes a number of extreme air sports such as BASE jumping, skydiving, hang gliding, and ziplining. Includes color photographs, athlete profiles, important vocabulary words, and extreme facts.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Extreme land sports such as skateboarding, BMX, motocross, rock climbing, and parkour are thrilling to watch. Jump on board and explore the world from the eyes of an extreme athlete.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores a variety of extreme water sports, ranging from surfing and extreme waterskiing to cave diving and cliff jumping. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Extreme snow and ice sports such as snowboarding, skiing, ice climbing, snowmobiling, and sledding can put you on the edge of your seat. Slide in and explore the world from the view of an extreme athlete.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Fighting with deadly weapons, scaling towering mountains, and riding angry bulls. Sporting events take on a whole new meaning when winning and losing is a life or death situation. Get the play by play of history's most dangerous sports.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Describes the basics of BMX racing, from equipment and rules to tips for improving techniques. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
10) Send it
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An extreme sportsman's life forever changes upon departing his simple Texas roots to compete in the world's most prestigious Kiteboarding Championship. Along the way, an edgy street-smart girl challenges him well beyond just kiting.
11) Thrill me: #18
Author
Series
Fool's gold volume 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, one of five brothers, she did the only thing she could--she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports. Now ten years later, Maya's been hired to promote her hometown's new slogan, The Destination for Romance. The celebrity spokesman is none other than Del, the man she dumped but never...
12) Snowboarding
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the Winter Games with this high-interest introduction to snowboarding, the sport known for its halfpipe and slopestyle events. Also included is a biographical story about skier and snowboarder Ester Ledecká.--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xv, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A deeply moving and inspiring memoir about fathers and daughters, grief and renewal, adventure and obsession, and the power of running to change your life." -- From book jacket.
14) Luge
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the Winter Games with this high-interest introduction to Luges, the sport known for its sleds and icy courses. Also included is a biographical story about slider Shiva Keshavan.--
16) Mountain biking
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces young sports fans to mountain biking, introducing its history, suggested gear, and tips for making the most of a day in the outdoors. Features sidebars, photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean's surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, unharmed and smiling. This man was a freediver, and his amphibious abilities inspired Nestor to seek out the secrets of this little-known discipline. In Deep, Nestor embeds with a gang of extreme athletes and renegade researchers who are transforming...
18) Freestyle skiing
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the Winter Games with this high-interest introduction to freestyle skiing, the sport known for its aerial and mogul events. Also included is a biographical story about skier Alexandre Bilodeau.--
19) Adrenaline crush
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Dyna, an avid thrill-seeker, falls and shatters her leg, her life changes dramatically and she finds herself caught between her boyfriend, who supports her newfound desire for safety, and a young Iraq war veteran she meets at rehab who challenges her to take chances again.
20) Wilder
Author
Series
Renegades volume 1
Publisher
Amara
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Six unlikely friends on a nine-month cruise with the Study at Sea program will learn that chemistry is more than a subject and the best lessons aren’t taught in the classroom…but in the heart."--