Michalski, Pete

An introduction to two extreme sports that combine aspects of skateboarding with another sport -- street luge and dirtboarding.

"[Introduces] riding in pools ... from simple techniques and tricks through to more advanced ones. Once readers are schooled on safety gear and how bowl and pool skating differ from other kinds of skating, they are ready to learn slides, carving, basic grinds, stalls, and airs."--Publisher.

"Introduces relative skating novices to half-pipes, also known as ramps, starting with safety equipment and measures, and then moving on to beginning tricks and techniques, finally working up to more complicated and advanced maneuvers."--Publisher.

Discusses the equipment, rules, and basic skills of figure skatine, and what to expect when going a pro.

This helpful instructional title goes far beyond the simplistic directive (3z(BJust look online!(3y (Bthat many young researchers may be given when they are assigned school research. With so many resources online, ranging from academically rigorous to sloppy and suspect, the modern young researcher needs to be armed with strategies and tools that will yield the best information and help him or her organize and present that information effectively. In a modern school environment, the digital tools discussed in this book go a long way toward insuring success and excellence.

Describes how to negotiate changing relationships with family and friends.