winter sports

Introduces the numbers from one to twelve as skiers, sledders, and snowboarders whiz down a snowy slope. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers.

Describes snowboarding, including its equipment, techniques, and highlights some of the best places in the world to snowboard.

Presents a history of ice sports competition in the Olympic Games, featuring bobsledding, ice hockey, figure skating, pairs skating, ice dancing, and speed skating.

A group of animals organize winter games, and compete in events such as sled races, skating, skiing, and ice hockey.

Briefly describes some of the activities which can be enjoyed in the snow, such as making a snowman, sledding, snowmobiling, and skiing.

Provides a brief introduction to hockey and includes descriptions of the safety equipment.

Snowboard is one of the youngest sports in the Olympics, and it was once viewed as the sport of bad boys and rebels. It might have lost some of that rowdy image, but it still has its pop pizzazz. Snowboarders do stunts with names like 540, double grab, caballerial, and burger flip. This book will explain what these tricks are and how they re done. It ll tell you where snowboarding came from and where it s going. And you'll meet some of the most colorful characters you'll find in any sport.

Describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of snow mountain biking.