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Xtreme! : extreme sports facts and stats

by Woods, Mark, 1972-

Format: Print Book 2011
Availability: Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy

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Northland Public Library Children's Nonfiction J 796.04 W86
Location  Northland Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Nonfiction
 
Call Number  J 796.04 W86
 
 

Summary
Extreme sports athletes need math to calculate how fast, high, and far they can go while still being safe. Readers get hands-on experience in applying math to extreme sports. From skateboarding to rock climbing, they see how numbers play an important part in the lives of the most famous extreme sports athletes. On each page, readers answer questions designed to show how they can apply math skills to the worlds of these fascinating sports.
Contents
Extreme numbers
Xtreme record-breakers
Water thrills
Wakeboarding
Snowboarding
Freestyle skiing
Skateboarding, big air
Skateboarding, Tony Hawk
BMX
Motocross
Thrills in the air
Rock climbing.
Additional Information
Series Top score math.
Subjects Extreme sports -- Juvenile literature.
Extreme sports -- Mathematics -- Juvenile literature.
Extreme sports.
Extreme sports -- Mathematics.
Publisher New York :Gareth Stevens Pub.,2011
Contributors Owen, Ruth, 1967-
Language English
Notes Includes index.
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
ISBN 9781433950209 (lib. bdg.)
1433950200 (lib. bdg.)
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