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ADV E N T UROUS

OU T DOOR S PORT S

SPORTS

ADVENTUROUS OUTDOOR SPORTS TAKES

READERS OFF THE BEATEN PATH AND INTO THE

WORLD OF ADRENALINE LOVERS AND THRILL

SEEKERS WHO PUSH THE LIMITS OF SPEED AND

SAFETY PARTICIPATING IN THE SPORTS THEY

LOVE.

Each book in the series focuses on a group of sports with a

common element, fromwater, air and snow to mountains and

all-terrain adventures. For readers who like their sports on the

extreme side, let the adventure begin!

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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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 ght competition, Yukigassen), others includingAir Sports

havemanyactivities peoplemayhavenever heardofQRcodes link

readers to supplementary content todeepenunderstanding through

visual learning. VERDICT If alternative sports areunderrepresented

inyourmiddleandhigh school non ction section, this is a solid

supplemental choice.

— School Library Journal

Books in theAdventurousOutdoor Sports series o er 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 ndavarietyof options here.

— Booklist