Extreme Sports: Surf! : Your Guide to Longboarding, Shortboarding, Tubing, Aerials, Hanging Ten and More

By Scott Bass

In 64 packed pages, kids will learn an enormous amount about surfing. Chapter 1 covers the fundamentals of the sport Chapter 2 is all about waves - how they work, what kinds there are, how to handle the big ones, and the search for the perfect wave. Chapter 3 is about tricks, including aerials, where you use your surfboard. Chapter 4 covers the competitive circuit, including the types of competition. Chapter 5 wraps it up, telling kids how to stay safe, how to practice away from the ocean.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792251083
• ISBN13: 9780792251088
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Improved my surfing big time

I'm so stoked I bought this book! I was having a hard time improving as a beginning surfer until I read through this book. With a little more practice and the knowledge I took from this book I'm on my way to better surfing. Great book!