Snowboarding
Título:
Snowboarding
PERSONAL_AUTHOR_EPSB:
Resumen:
"Every four years, the best athletes from around the world take part in the Winter Olympics. Snowboarding offers a compelling look at one of the sports that is included in this most prestigious sporting event. This fact-packed title provides an informative examination of the sport, an outline of the rules, and a detailed description of Canadian athletes who have taken part in the Olympics. Through the use of charts, maps, and sidebars, readers can follow the history of the Olympics in Canada and learn about the athletes who excelled in snowboarding. This title also features engaging action photos, interesting diagrams, highlights, and quizzes." -- Back cover.
EBSP_VARIANT_TITLE:
Snowboarding : story of Canadians in the Olympic Winter Games
Fecha de publicación como intervalo:
2010
SERIES_EPSB:
Descripción física:
32 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Nota general:
Includes index.
Contenido:
What are the Olympic Winter Games? -- Canadian Olympic snowboarding -- All the right equipment -- Qualifying to compete -- Rules of snowboarding -- Exploring the venue -- Illustrating snowboarding -- Olympic legends -- Olympic stars -- A day in the life of an Olympic athlete -- Olympic volunteers -- What are the Paralympics? -- Olympics and the environment -- Forces used to fly -- Further research -- Glossary/index.
Materia de conferencia:
ISBN:
9781553889434
Información de publicación:
Calgary, AB : Weigl, c2010.
