Being filmed while jumping from a helicopter onto a mountainside covered in fresh powder snow is just one of the many amazing jobs pro snowboarders get paid to do. Find out about the many thrills of the profession, as well as its business side, which includes securing sponsorship, dealing with the media and financial management. In addition, this title passes on some knowledge of snowboarding lingo, what exactly is involved in performing a backflip in a half pipe and how Shaun White made it to the top of the pedestal.
The Radar series delivers streetwise, hot-topic reads for kids aged 9+. With bold, fresh design and topics that have bags of kid-appeal, Radar will encourage children to read - and keep reading!
This book features in the following series: Radar, Radar Series .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .
Cindy Kleh has ridden a snowboard for over 25 years while living at the top of the Colorado Rockies. She has held the U. S. National Overall Snowboarding Title since 2008, and is the 2011 GS, Slalom, Boardercross, Superpipe and Slopestyle National Champion for women 50-59. Kleh writes, photographs and edits for Grand County Living and Nordic Ski Colorado magazines. Her first published book, Snowboarding Skills `2002`, is a full-color instructional snowboarding book.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: Real life story: Stoked to ride!
- 2: Poster page: Shaun White
- 3: 5-minute interview: Celia Miller
- 4: Blog spot: Kim Krahulec
- 5: Zone in: Winning it
- 6: Don't try this at home: The backflip
- 7: Zone it: Nailin' the rails
- 8: Feel it: Bluebird powder day
- 9: All about: Making it
- 10: World view: On the map
- 11: Lingo: Snow speak
- 12: Get the gear: Dress for success
- 13: Record breakers: Killin' it
- 14: The history bit: Boarding is born
- 15: Fan club: Kill it!
- 16: Index
