Alpine Skiing

by Ellen Labrecque

Overview

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Alpine Skiing in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of alpine skiing. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534122451
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication date:	02/01/2018
Series:	21st Century Skills Library: Global Citizens: Olympic Sports
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	19 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 History: Alpine Skiing 4

Chapter 2 Geography: Skiing Around the World 12

Chapter 3 Civics: Olympic Pride 18

Chapter 4 Economics: Skiing Is Big Business 26

Think About It 30

For More Information 31

Glossary 32

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
Gr 4–6—These books offer fairly dense, text-heavy accounts of the evolution of different Olympic winter sports. Descriptions of gear, all-time best athletes, and dynasties of each sport provide young researchers with a lot of fodder for reports. Most notable is inclusion of climate change and its effect on outdoor winter sports in Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, and Snowboarding. The somewhat dry writing will not have huge appeal to casual browsers. The sparse visuals don't do much to break up the long chunks of text. VERDICT Unlikely to garner a readership outside of those with schoolwork needs.

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