Extreme Parkour Challenges

by Karen Latchana Kenney, Book Buddy Digital Media (Read by)

Overview

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Parkour is all about overcoming obstacles, and winning a parkour competition requires strength and creativity. Readers will dive deep into the world of parkour and how athletes face their fears.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728442037
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Extreme Sports Guides (UpDog Books T)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
File size:	29 MB
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Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Karen Latchana Kenney was born near the rainforests of Guyana, but moved far north to Minnesota at a young age. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English and has been writing and editing since. She has worked as an editor at an educational publishing company, but is now a full-time freelance writer and editor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has written more than 70 books on all kinds of subjects: from arts and crafts to biographies of famous people. Her books have received positive reviews from Booklist, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal. When she's not busy writing, she loves biking and hiking with her husband and young son in the many beautiful parks of the state. Visit her online at http://latchanakenney.wordpress.com/.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2021

Gr 1–3—Readers looking to learn a little about some unique extreme sports will be happy to find these overviews on your shelves. Extreme Parkour Challenges not only describes the daring sport, it also includes information about training and exercises competitors do to get and stay in peak shape for their acrobatic sport. Extreme Skateboarding and Extreme Snowboarding both feature athletes catching big air on half-pipes and readers will quickly see how the skills gained in one sport can help with the other. "Hacks" for each sport have some simple ideas and encouragements for interested young athletes. The spare, basic text (generally only two-to-three lines per page) is supplemented by vocabulary terms defined on the same page they're mentioned as well as in a glossary at the end. Diverse athletes, both male- and female-presenting, show how inclusive these sports can be. VERDICT Not particularly engaging or well-written, these are an additional purchase.

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