Skateboarding in Action shows kids how to get moving! What began as a way for surfers to practice on land has become one of North America's most popular sports. Skateboarding combines balance, dexterity, and invention and is constantly evolving. Full-color photos and concise text detail: - anatomy and care of the board and safety equipment - basics of motions and balance for the first-time skater - all the building blocks of skating tricks explained, including ollies, kickturns, grinds, slides, spins, rock n' roll, and many more - both streetstyle and vertical skating covered

More than just a way to get around, bicycles provide great exercise and are used in many competitive sports. Don't know how to ride? Aren't sure what bike suits you best? Cycling in Action gives kids a colorful and engaging tour through the world of bikes. Informative text includes: - the parts and basic maintenance of a bicycle - road safety and signals - different types of bicycles and the advantages of each - competitive cycling

All the moves to become a serious skateboarder.

Praise for "The Skateboarding Field Manual," also by Ryan Stutt:

""Stutt's appealing title is rife with the glossy glamour that should win nods of approval from even proficient shredders." " -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From selecting the right board, to learning which way to stand, to landing a kick flip, "Skateboarding Skills" provides critical instruction for young riders of all experience levels. New riders will learn essential skills to advance their riding ability while experienced riders will learn new tricks to add to their repertoire.

Ryan Stutt shows riders the fundamental techniques that will lead them to success as they practice skateboarding's most important and widely-used flips, grinds and slides. These include: Ollies and Nollies Manuals Boardslides, Lipslides, Noseslides and Tailslides 50-50 grinds, 5-0 grinds and Nose grinds Smith grinds, Feeble grinds and Crooked grinds Kickflips and Heelflips Pop Shuvs Varial Flips and 360 Flips.

With "Skateboarding Skills," riders will learn the building blocks that are the basis of all skateboarding tricks. Instruction for both flatground and vert skateboarding, plus real-time action sequences that capture the tricks step by step, will help riders learn how to execute the same moves that professional skateboarders use.

All photographs show riders wearing the most essential of safety equipment -- a helmet.