About the Book

An introduction to extreme sports including extreme cycling (BMX and mountain biking), air extremes such as skydiving and BASE jumping (including the highest ever skydive from space), urban sports skateboarding and parkour, high-risk free and solo rock climbing, and watery extremes such as surfing and whitewater kayaking. Small chunks of text combined with lots of detailed pictures and thrilling subject matter make this an inspiring and informative book - suitable for all ages, including reluctant readers. Internet links allow readers to access more information online via carefully selected and monitored websites. Part of the Beginners Plus series which is designed to inspire boys to read by introducing a wide range of non-fiction topics.

Product Details

• ISBN: 9781409564225
• ISBN 10: 1409564223
• Imprint: Usborne Books
• On Sale: 06/09/2014
• Pages: 80
• List Price:9.95 CAD
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Intermediate
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Miscellaneous

Emily Bone

Biography

Emily Bone grew up among the rolling hills of Hampshire, writing stories about the ants and birds in her garden. After studying English at Cambridge, she found her dream job at Usborne in 2007. Since then, she's written about many weird and wonderful creatures, along with books on space, fashion and food.

Other Works by Emily Bone

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  Extreme Planet: Deep Inside the Earth

  By Emily Bone

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  Lots of Things to Know About Weather

  By Emily Bone

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  Natureworld: Life Cycles

  By Emily Bone