Author: Michael Sandler
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597169498
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Looks at the sport of rally snowboarding, including some of the different elements that compose it, the events that are held, and several of the top racers.
Cool Snowboarders
Author: Michael Sandler
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597169498
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Looks at the sport of rally snowboarding, including some of the different elements that compose it, the events that are held, and several of the top racers.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597169498
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Looks at the sport of rally snowboarding, including some of the different elements that compose it, the events that are held, and several of the top racers.
Extreme Snowboarding with Lindsey Jacobellis
Author: Claire O'Neal
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1612287697
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
At ten years old, Lindsey Jacobellis first picked up a snowboard after watching her big brother try it out. Soon she was racing the older boys down the slopes—and beating them. Today, Lindsey is the world’s most successful extreme sports competitor in boardercross—a turning, jumping, heart-stopping downhill race on snowboards—and the halfpipe—a high-flying stylized snowboarding show. On the snow, a driven, fierce athlete emerges from this well-spoken woman with trademark curly blond hair. Her phenomenal talent has taken her from countryside Connecticut to mountains around the world, where she has medaled in a series of X Games, the World Cup, and the Olympics. What a ride!
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1612287697
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
At ten years old, Lindsey Jacobellis first picked up a snowboard after watching her big brother try it out. Soon she was racing the older boys down the slopes—and beating them. Today, Lindsey is the world’s most successful extreme sports competitor in boardercross—a turning, jumping, heart-stopping downhill race on snowboards—and the halfpipe—a high-flying stylized snowboarding show. On the snow, a driven, fierce athlete emerges from this well-spoken woman with trademark curly blond hair. Her phenomenal talent has taken her from countryside Connecticut to mountains around the world, where she has medaled in a series of X Games, the World Cup, and the Olympics. What a ride!
Carve It Snowboarding
Author: Jaime Winters
Publisher: Sports Starters
ISBN: 9780778731481
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Carve it Snowboarding describes how this winter sport has become as popular as skiing. Kids will love reading about the board, the basic moves, and competitions. A special section also features the top snowboarders in the sport today.
Publisher: Sports Starters
ISBN: 9780778731481
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Carve it Snowboarding describes how this winter sport has become as popular as skiing. Kids will love reading about the board, the basic moves, and competitions. A special section also features the top snowboarders in the sport today.
Snowboard
Author: Joseph Gustaitis
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778740261
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Learn about the popular olympic sport, snowboarding, the olympic snowboarding events, and a look at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778740261
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Learn about the popular olympic sport, snowboarding, the olympic snowboarding events, and a look at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Cool Snowboarders
Author: Michael Sandler
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597169935
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Catch big air with the most adventurous snowboarders around as they pull off amazing stunts! Cool Snowboarders highlights the tricks, stars, and competitions of the sport, and traces the development of snowboarding as athletes pushed the boundaries to invent new and more difficult moves. Fast-paced narratives and full-color photos will engage young readers in the excitement of this extreme adventure sport. A “gear page” shows the equipment and safety features used by pros and beginners alike.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597169935
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Catch big air with the most adventurous snowboarders around as they pull off amazing stunts! Cool Snowboarders highlights the tricks, stars, and competitions of the sport, and traces the development of snowboarding as athletes pushed the boundaries to invent new and more difficult moves. Fast-paced narratives and full-color photos will engage young readers in the excitement of this extreme adventure sport. A “gear page” shows the equipment and safety features used by pros and beginners alike.
(Sick)
Author: Susanna Howe
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312170264
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312170264
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
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.
Snowboarding
Author: Paul Mason
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429655038
Category : Snowboarding
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Reveals some of the best places to go snowboarding along with tips and advice on equipment, techniques, and how to stay safe.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429655038
Category : Snowboarding
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Reveals some of the best places to go snowboarding along with tips and advice on equipment, techniques, and how to stay safe.
Science At Work in Snowboarding
Author: Richard Hantula
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1608705900
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Explains how the laws of science, especially physics, are at work in the sport of snowboarding. Contains real-world examples and suggestions as to how readers can apply this information to real-world situations.
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1608705900
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Explains how the laws of science, especially physics, are at work in the sport of snowboarding. Contains real-world examples and suggestions as to how readers can apply this information to real-world situations.
After Effects Most Wanted
Author: Lee Reynolds
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430251492
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
So you've got a copy of After Effects and an idea of what this professional motion graphics and effects tools can do...but what can you really do with After Effects? How far can you push it? What are the best effects that you can create? What are the essential skills and techniques that you need to really make your creations stand out? After Effects Most Wanted answers these questions in a refreshing and practical way. Looking at a wide variety of projects, the original artists tell you why, and exactly how they created their masterpieces. The authors, all professionals who use After Effects to make a living, share with you the secrets of their successes and extend beyond that to give you the reasons why they did things the way that they did. Moreover, the accompanying CD has their creations available at your fingertips and the simple, step-by-step instructions in the book show you how they created these pieces. The projects covered are diverse, from a thought-provoking work by renowned and controversial artist Simon Tsyko, a work featured by Adobe in their motion gallery, to a television commercial for McDonald's and Coca-Cola by Peter Reynolds. Other authors include: Joost Korngold (www.renascent.nl) and Chris James Hewitt, whose Relokation Ne is the featured work on the BD4D (By Designers For Designers) web site, Christian Darkin, a digital video journalist and author, and Mark Towse, who offers two pieces, one for TV and one for the cinema. Without long, redundant discussions of tools and application packages, After Effects Most Wanted is a book that delivers the techniques, skills, and effects that will let you bring your creations to life.
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430251492
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
So you've got a copy of After Effects and an idea of what this professional motion graphics and effects tools can do...but what can you really do with After Effects? How far can you push it? What are the best effects that you can create? What are the essential skills and techniques that you need to really make your creations stand out? After Effects Most Wanted answers these questions in a refreshing and practical way. Looking at a wide variety of projects, the original artists tell you why, and exactly how they created their masterpieces. The authors, all professionals who use After Effects to make a living, share with you the secrets of their successes and extend beyond that to give you the reasons why they did things the way that they did. Moreover, the accompanying CD has their creations available at your fingertips and the simple, step-by-step instructions in the book show you how they created these pieces. The projects covered are diverse, from a thought-provoking work by renowned and controversial artist Simon Tsyko, a work featured by Adobe in their motion gallery, to a television commercial for McDonald's and Coca-Cola by Peter Reynolds. Other authors include: Joost Korngold (www.renascent.nl) and Chris James Hewitt, whose Relokation Ne is the featured work on the BD4D (By Designers For Designers) web site, Christian Darkin, a digital video journalist and author, and Mark Towse, who offers two pieces, one for TV and one for the cinema. Without long, redundant discussions of tools and application packages, After Effects Most Wanted is a book that delivers the techniques, skills, and effects that will let you bring your creations to life.
To the Extreme
Author: Robert E. Rinehart
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791487148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An international array of authors, including some prominent extreme athletes like Jake Burton and Arlo Eisenberg, look at a variety of issues and concerns within the new action extreme sports that are gaining popularity throughout the world. For each sport, an interpretation is presented through two essays: one written by a scholar active in some aspect of research for the given activity, and another by a practitioner/athlete who writes "from the inside out." The juxtaposed essays confront questions about the essence of sport such as, What is sport?; How does it originate?; and What is its use, value, and function? This book offers a fascinating look at how twentieth- and twenty-first-century sport forms emerge, proliferate, and take hold in a sport-crazy world.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791487148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An international array of authors, including some prominent extreme athletes like Jake Burton and Arlo Eisenberg, look at a variety of issues and concerns within the new action extreme sports that are gaining popularity throughout the world. For each sport, an interpretation is presented through two essays: one written by a scholar active in some aspect of research for the given activity, and another by a practitioner/athlete who writes "from the inside out." The juxtaposed essays confront questions about the essence of sport such as, What is sport?; How does it originate?; and What is its use, value, and function? This book offers a fascinating look at how twentieth- and twenty-first-century sport forms emerge, proliferate, and take hold in a sport-crazy world.