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.
