Download or read book Great Moments in Olympic Snowboarding written by Brian Howell and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no sporting event has told more amazing stories than the Olympic Games. Great Moments in Olympic Snowboarding tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in snowboarding, Great Moment sidebars, and frequent subheads. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Great Moments in Olympic Skiing written by Brian Trusdell and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no sporting event has told more amazing stories than the Olympic Games. Great Moments in Olympic Skiing tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in skiing, Great Moment sidebars, and frequent subheads. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Great Moments in Olympic Skating written by Jo-Ann Barnas and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no sporting event has told more amazing stories than the Olympic Games. Great Moments in Olympic Skating tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in skating, Great Moment sidebars, and frequent subheads. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Snowboarding written by Ellen Labrecque and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Snowboarding 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 snowboarding. 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.
Download or read book Frozen in Time written by Bud Greenspan and published by Stoddart. This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pays tribute to athletes of the Winter Olympics with 56 profiles of medal-winning men and women from around the world who have competed since 1924. Each profile recounts memorable moments of the competition, with many quotes from athletes, and each contains a color or bandw photo. Includes statistics. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Snowboard written by Joseph Gustaitis and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the popular olympic sport, snowboarding, the olympic snowboarding events, and a look at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Download or read book Winter Olympic Sports Snowboarding written by Laura Hamilton Waxman and published by Amicus Ink. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic snowboarding. Includes descriptions of each of the men's and women's slopestyle, halfpipe, snowboard cross, and parallel slalom events, along with the new big air event. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the 2018 PeyongChang, South Korea Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index.
Download or read book Snowboard Cross written by Darice Bailer and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that snowboard cross athletes can race almost 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour while navigating extremely steep slopes? They swerve around sharp turns at high speeds and fly through the air over jumps. Some of the fastest snowboarders compete in races all over the world. Enter the Extreme Winter Sports Zone to learn about the history, gear, moves, competitions, and top athletes connected to snowboard cross. You'll discover: • How racers stay ahead of the competition on steep slopes. • How athletes stay safe on sharp turns and high jumps. • Who the most famous athletes in snowboard cross are and how they got started. • Where you can practice and find the biggest, most dangerous competitions. Are you into sports? Then get in the zone!
Download or read book Great Olympic Moments written by Michael Hurley and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Olympic Moments looks at great Olympic moments through the history of the modern Olympics and reasons why these moments were so memorable and made such an impact. It also includes a spread of Olympic records and an Olympic timeline.
Download or read book 28 Day Winter written by and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year the Burton snowboard team travels south chasing snow. 28 Day Winter: A Snowboarding Narrative documents a specific moment in time: August 2006, when Dean "Blotto" Gray, Jeff Curtes, and Adam Moran circled the globe with the world's best snowboarders. These young athletes, all between the ages of 15 and 30, comprise an elite team of Olympic gold medalists, legendary pioneers, and big mountain champions. Burton's photographers not only snowboarded right alongside these power players through the life-threatening courses and first descents down Methven and Wanaka, New Zealand and Termas De Chillan, Chile, capturing the airborne 720-degree rotations and flights across man-made and natural obstacles, but also accompanied them in their travels and downtime. An intimate and penetrating glance into the lives and feats of professional athletes, 28 Day Winter is an epic photographic narrative that captures these snowboarders pushing the limits of riding in the ultimate conditions, documents the ultimate trip, and inspires us all to ride. Snowboarders featured in the book include Terje Haakonsen, the Norwegian legend; Shaun White, the gnarly American Olympic gold medalist; Nicolas Muller, the Swiss freestyle champion; Kelly Clark, Olympic gold medalist and big mountain champion; Hannah Teeter, Olympic gold medalist; and Victoria Jalous, the Canadian wunderkind.
Download or read book Mastering Snowboarding written by Hannah Teter and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter teams up with Snowboard magazine editor Tawnya Schultz in Mastering Snowboarding. Step-by-step instructions and color photo sequences depict essential techniques and tricks in park, halfpipe, and backcountry snowboarding.
Download or read book Snowboarding written by Laura Hamilton Waxman and published by Winter Olympic Sports. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which athletes will bring home the gold? Read all about the thrilling events of the Winter Olympics, and see how athletes give their all in these cold weather sports. Book jacket.
Download or read book Sick written by Susanna Howe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-01-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cultural History of Snowboarding Illustrated throughout with over 80 photographs, many in full colour, this cultural history of snowboarding takes an exhaustive look at this booming sport which will appeal to snowboarders of all ages and provide them with up-to-the-minute details of the cultural phenomenon behind it.
Download or read book Extreme Snowboarding with Lindsey Jacobellis written by Claire O'Neal and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis for young readers.
Download or read book 100 Unforgettable Moments in the Winter Olympics written by Bob Italia and published by Abdo & Daughters. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts memorable events from past Winter Olympic games from Eddie Eagan's gold medal in bobsledding at Lake Placid in 1932 to Tommy Moe's alpine skiing medal in 1994.
Download or read book Shaun White written by Anthony K. Hewson and published by SportsZone. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title introduces readers to Shaun White, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his snowboarding career like his gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Great Moments in Olympic Track Field written by Karen Rosen and published by SportsZone. This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympians compete in the colors of their country. Millions of fans around the world tune in to watch. and When everything goes just right, the performances are unforgettable. Great Moments in Olympic Sports tells the stories that define the Games-those of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. With colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, plus a Glossary, additional resources, and more, these books will have readers on the edge of their seats awaiting the next opening ceremony. Book jacket.
