Snowboarding
Titre
:
Snowboarding
Blaine, Wiseman
Sommaire
:
"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.
Snowboarding : story of Canadians in the Olympic Winter Games
Date de publication comme intervalle
:
2010
The story of Canadians in the Olympic Winter Games
Description matérielle
:
32 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Note générale
:
Includes index.
Table des matières
:
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.
Sujet de conférence
:
Olympic Winter Games (21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Olympic games 2010 : (Vancouver, B.C.)
Terme de vedette-matière
:
Snowboarding -- Canada.
Snowboarding -- Equipment and supplies.
Snowboarding -- Rules.
Winter sports.
Winter Olympics -- Canada.
Résumé
:
"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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
:
9781553889434
Informations de publication
:
Calgary, AB : Weigl, c2010.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Brightview | 796.93 WIS | Book | 30504000347588 | Non-Fiction |