skateboarding

This book introduces skateboarding, extreme skateboarding, special parks, and equipment and repairs.

Chronicles skateboarding's rise in popularity, interweaving the stories of early skaters while discussing how innovations in board design enabled new tricks as the sport evolved.

A group of high school kids step up when Tony Hawk's skateboard shatters and the students set out on an adventure around the world to collect the missing pieces and put them back together.

Omar, Dylan, Amy and Joey, the first four members of the Revolution team, are searching for the next fragment of Tony Hawk's powerful 900 skateboard in Minneapolis, and their search leads them to a teen who is tuned into the Artifact, but the evil Collective once again stands in their way.

David and his parents move to a new town with a huge storm drain that would be perfect for skateboarding, and in spite of hearing warnings about a terrible accident that occurred there, David is determined to try it out.

Presents an illustrated discussion of the history of skateboarding, and covers the various tricks, parks, events, and stylish clothes and vernacular associated with the activity.

Despite sabotage that put him in a wrist brace for two weeks, Nick is determined to win an upcoming skateboarding competition.

When Tanner moves to an exclusive new town he misses his old skate park, but with the help of the town bully and another new friend, Tanner thinks he can figure out a way to get a skate park built in Woodville.

Skateboarder Ty Taggart, grieving the loss of his older brother, Nick, loses his desire to win the local skating tournament until Nick's friend encourages him to skate to his true potential while skating with a broken board.

Presents an illustrated guide of various skateboard tricks and skills; and features a brief history of the sport, a diagram of the parts of the skateboard, and interviews with skateboarders.