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Extreme Flyboarding presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index...
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Supergirls have been making their own waves in water sports. Women athletes have excelled at sports such as free diving, surfing, and white water kayaking. They've also sailed around the world. Readers of this thrilling text learn about the unusual world of water sports and also about skills athletes use to be successful. Intense photographs capture the excitement of water sports, and case studies of women athletes overcoming obstacles are inspirational,...
3) Wakeboarding
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Hit the wake and fly into the air in this thrilling introduction to wakeboarding. Students will explore the history of wakeboarding, the equipment required to wakeboard, how competitions are won and lost, and the growing popularity of this extreme sport.
5) Surfing
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Ever wondered what it takes to ride a wave? Young readers will find out in this introduction to surfing. They will read about the history of surfing, the equipment used to ride waves, and the ways surfers compete against each other.
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High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme Kite Surfing. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written in the high-low format, this series has a HIGH interest level to appeal to a more mature audience but maintains a LOW level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Extreme Kite Surfing presents the thrills and...
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Watching surfers is mesmerizing. It looks like they are magically gliding over the water. But what looks like magic is actually science in action! Surfers use science to select the right surfboards and to understand the motion of the ocean. Learn about the science behind surfing with this high-interest title! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students'...
12) Surfing Shake-Up
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Rosie loves nothing more than spending her summers surfing while staying with her Aunt Hazel in Australia. But this summer, her cousin Flora is coming to visit, too, and Aunt Hazel wants Rosie to teach Flora how to surf. Trouble is, Flora has a history of being mean to Rosie-and it doesn't take long to figure out that Flora hasn't changed one bit. Can Rosie set aside her hard feelings and teach her cousin to ride the waves? Or will this shake-up to...
13) Dawn Patrol
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Everything stops making sense for extreme surfer Kevin Taylor after his parents die in a plane crash. When Kevin disappears, leaving only a cryptic note, his best friends Luca and Esme have no choice but to try and find him. Their journey takes them to the coast of Panama, where they must confront unfriendly locals, a surfer who seems bent on destroying them, and monster waves. As their hope dwindles and time runs out, the mystery of what really happened...
14) Kelly Slater
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American professional surfer, Kelly Slater has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times. He is both the youngest and oldest to win the title, at ages 20 and 39.
He is considered a star on the waves, but has also had a career in Hollywood. He's appeared in several movies, television shows, and is an author. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Claudia tiene muchas ganas de ir al campamento, aunque tenga que vigilar al pesado de su vecinito durante el trayecto en autobu´s.Ya tiene todo planeado. Sabe exactamente lo que va a hacer para causar una buena impresio´n al personal del campamento y asi´ lograr que la nombren consejera asistente. Pero en cuanto llega a su caban~a, las cosas empiezan a salir mal.
16) Up for air
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Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
17) Katie Ledecky
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This title introduces readers to Katie Ledecky, providing exciting details about her life and going deep inside the key moments of her swimming career. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
18) Michael Phelps
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This title introduces readers to Michael Phelps, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his swimming career. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary.
19) Katie Ledecky
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Superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky has six Olympic medals and fifteen World Championship medals. Discover how this Olympian made history.
20) Simone Manuel
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This title introduces readers to Simone Manuel, providing exciting details about her life and going deep inside the key moments of her swimming career. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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