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Explains the origins, techniques, and equipment used in windsurfing and kite surfing. Also details how the sports differ and who the top athletes are in each sport. Features famous and elite destinations and emphasizes the need for proper training, equipment, and safety. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme Kite Surfing. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written in the high-low format, this series has a HIGH interest level to appeal to a more mature audience but maintains a LOW level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Extreme Kite Surfing presents the thrills and...
3) Kitesurfing
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Discusses the history, gear, techniques, and locations of kitesurfing. Includes color photographs, world records, a glossary, and sources of more information.
4) Kiteboarding
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Discusses the sport of kiteboarding, including equipment, tricks, and famous kiteboarders.
5) Kiteboarding
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"Photographs of amazing feats accompany engaging information about Kiteboarding. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for readers in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
6) Kiteboarding
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Explores the extreme sport of kiteboarding, discussing the sport's origins and how athletes use surf boards and large kites to move around and do tricks on the water.
7) Air sports
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Explains some of the world's most extreme air sports.
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Nationally acclaimed workshop presenter and American Sign Language performer Trix Bruce, and Anthony Albrecht, a graduate of the South Dakota School for the Deaf and competitive water skiing performer, dive into ASL storytelling. Both demonstrate signing techniques used to describe water activities: bare footing, diving, hydrofoiling, jet skiing, kite surfing, knee boarding, rowing, scuba diving, snorkeling, spear hunting, surfing, swimming, tubing,...
9) Vietnam
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"Vietnam is host to a unique mix of natural beauty and cultural diversity. It has one of the most ancient cultures of Southeast Asia, with relics of its rich history found at tourist-friendly sites such as the Hindu temples of My Son and Ponagar Tower. Its landscape ranges from mountain passes to lush rice fields and some of the world's most beautiful beaches stretched along 1,860 miles (3,000 km) of tropical coast. This comprehensive and beautiful...