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Coy, John, 1958-

For extreme sports-crazy boys only / John Coy ; illustrated by Headcase Design. - First edition. - New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2015. - 155 pages; illustrations; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Explosion -- Extreme, adventure, action -- Team sports versus extreme sports -- What happened to traditional sports? -- Rise of extreme sports -- Reasons to participate -- Why? -- Five questions for Alan "Ollie" Gelfand -- Danger -- Emergency room visits -- Extreme danger -- Protect yourself -- How to learn to fall -- How great? -- Excellent nicknames -- Basic skate terms (that also apply to other sports) -- The top 40 extreme sports -- Aggressive inline skating -- BASE jumping -- Bodyboarding -- Bungee jumping -- Cave diving -- Cliff diving -- Extreme aerobatics -- Extreme pogo -- Freediving -- Freeflying -- Free running -- Freeskiing -- Freestyle BMX -- Freestyle scootering -- Hang gliding -- Ice climbing -- Kitesurfing -- Longboarding -- Motocross -- Mountain biking -- Mountain boarding -- Mountain climbing -- Paragliding -- Parkour -- Rock climbing -- Sandboarding -- Skateboarding -- Skimboarding -- Skydiving -- Sky surfing -- Slacklining -- Snowboarding -- Snowmobiling -- Stand up paddle surfing -- Surfing -- Wakeboarding -- Waveski surfing -- Whitewater kayaking -- Windsurfing -- Wingsuit flying -- X Games -- First-time tricks at Winter X Games -- First-time tricks at Summer X Games -- X Games Stars -- Other competitions -- The Olympics -- Olympic Medals -- Winter Olympics -- Summer Olympics -- Death -- Those left behind -- Five questions for "Monster Mike" Schultz -- Just for laughs -- Find your way -- Bibliography.

Provides information about the world of extreme sports, from skateboarding and cave diving to freestyle BMX and hang gliding.

Age: 7-12.

ISBN: 9781250049445 125004944X

LCCN: 2015013377

Subjects--Meeting Names:
ESPN X-Games Juvenile literature. --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Extreme sports--Juvenile literature.
Recreation--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: GV749.7 / .C68 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 796.04/6