Extreme Sports: Skateboarding

Extreme Sports: Skateboarding — page 1 — WELCOME TO DiscoverRoo Pop open this book and you'll find QR codes loaded with information so you can learn even more Scan this code and others like it while you read or visit the website below to make this book pop popbooksonline.com/skateboarding Scanning QR codes requires a web enabled smart device with a QR code reader app and a camera

Extreme Sports: Skateboarding — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Catching Air 4 CHAPTER 2 Skateboard History 10 CHAPTER 3 Skateboarding Today.16 CHAPTER 4 Safety 26 Making Connections Glossary Index Online Resources 30 31 32 32

Extreme Sports: Skateboarding — page 3 — CHAPTER 1 CATCHING AIR A skateboarder stands at the top of a vert ramp The ramp is shaped like the letter U. Its sides are 13.5 feet 4.1 m tall The skateboarder walks to the ramp's edge Then he drops in He rolls down the ramp's steep side WATCH A VIDEO HERE 4

Extreme Sports: Skateboarding — page 4 — Pedro Barros skates in a vert ramp during a competition in Brazil in 2013 5

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