Skateboarding

From the Set 21st Century Skills Library

Whether you skateboard for transportation or like to hit the ramps at the local skateboard park, skateboarding is fun and can help you keep fit. Read this book to find out more about skateboarding and how it can help you stay healthy for life.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Dewey 796.22
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level 7.4
Guided Reading Level
Language English
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781602790179), Paperback (9781602790902), PDF (9781602791527), ePub (9781631882036), Hosted ebook (9781602791527H), Kindle (9781631372759)
Copyright 2008
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7.5 x 9.5
Graphics

Author: Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick has been an active skateboarder since the steel-wheeled days of the 1950s. Past editor of Transworld‘s Skateboarding Business, he has been a frequent contributor to skateboard magazines and is the author of Tony Hawk. In 1994, he founded the nonprofit International Association of Skateboard Companies and is currently vice president of USA Skateboarding. A California native, he lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he is head of the Santa Barbara Montessori School.

  • Worldwide Popularity
  • The Right Equipment
  • Staying Safe on Your Skateboard
  • Your Skateboarding Environment
  • The Healthy Bonus: Benefits of Skateboarding
  • Glossary
  • For More Information
  • Index
  • About the Author
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Sources for further research
Table of contents