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Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3704-5
Hardcover Set Price ...........$139.65
$104.75 (S&L)
Hardcover List Price ..............27.93
20.95 (S&L)
Multi-User eBook List Price ...35.93
26.95 (S&L)
Full color • Library bound
Trim Size: 8 x 9 ½ • 48 pages
Grade Level: 5-8
5 VOLUME SET © 2017
Air Sports.................................................-3705-2 -8078-2
All-Terrain Sports.....................................-3706-9 -8079-9
Mountain Sports.......................................-3707-6 -8080-5
Snow Sports............................................-3708-3 -8081-2
Water Sports............................................-3709-0 -8082-9
HBK ISBN E-ISBN
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Books in theAdventurousOutdoor Sports series offer eight short
chapters, each introducinga single sport or two relatedones. A
typical entry includes facts about the sport’s origins, its growth, and
its popularity todayas a competitiveor recreational activity. Sports
enthusiastswill findavarietyof options here.
— Booklist
Bite Size Information on Numerous Sports - Where
to Participate Sections – Great Photos
SPORTS FOR ADRENALINE LOVERS AND THRILL
SEEKERS.
ATHLETES WHO PUSH THE LIMITS OF SPEED AND SAFETY.
With in-depthdescriptions, text-dependent questions, and
extension research topics, readers are introduced toawide varietyof
alternative sports. Eachbookbeginswithwhatmaybe familiar, such
as rock climbing inMountainSports, andescalates quickly to things
like canyoneering.While someof the content in titles suchas Snow
Sportsmight bemostly familiar (with the exceptionof the Japanese
snowball fight competition, Yukigassen), others includingAir Sports
havemanyactivities peoplemayhavenever heardofQRcodes link
readers to supplementary content todeepenunderstanding through
visual learning.
VERDICT: If alternative sports are underrepresented in
your middle and high school nonfiction section, this is a solid
supplemental choice.
SPORTS
ADVENTUROUS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
This series takes readers off the beaten path and into the world of extreme sports.
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