Big Wave Surfing

by Buckley

Overview

You want intense? How about a mountain of water as high as a building? The world’s greatest big wave surfers face that challenge and conquer whatever the ocean can throw at them! Find out how big wave surfing started, meet the top wave riders, and learn how these daring athletes conquer the world’s biggest waves! This title will allow students to explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. • Profiles of athletes • Text based questions • Bolded keywords

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634304382
Publisher:	Rourke Educational Media
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Intense Sports
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Jaws! 4

Getting Started 6

Sports Skills 14

Gear Up 26

The Stars 34

The Ride of a Lifetime 42

Glossary 46

Index 47

Show What You Know 47

Websites to Visit 47

About the Author 48

Editorial Reviews

Fascinating details and amazing photos add context and perspective to each sport’s overview. Unusual sports such as heliskiing and skydiving are clearly explained, and the text is supplemented by well-chosen graphics. A sequence of three photos in Skateboarding details the steps in an ollie, a basic skateboarding move. An image in Big Wave Surfing offers an underwater view of a duck dive, as a surfer pushes her board safely under the lip of a wave. Each volume offers questions to answer while reading, a set of vocabulary words to look for, and a series of questions to respond to after reading the book. Motocross mentions female stars such as Sue Fish and Tarah Geiger, as well as James “Bubba” Stewart, the first African American to win a major motocross championship. VERDICT These well-written books earn high marks. - School Library Journal

From the Publisher

11/01/2015
Gr 4–6—Fascinating details and amazing photos add context and perspective to each sport's overview. Unusual sports such as heliskiing and skydiving are clearly explained, and the text is supplemented by well-chosen graphics. A sequence of three photos in Skateboarding details the steps in an ollie, a basic skateboarding move. An image in Big Wave Surfing offers an underwater view of a duck dive, as a surfer pushes her board safely under the lip of a wave. Each volume offers questions to answer while reading, a set of vocabulary words to look for, and a series of questions to respond to after reading the book. Motocross mentions female stars such as Sue Fish and Tarah Geiger, as well as James "Bubba" Stewart, the first African American to win a major motocross championship. VERDICT These well-written books earn high marks.

School Library Journal