Skateboarding is Not a Crime: 50 Years of Street Culture
Selected as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006 by the Young Adults Library Services Association. (Booklist2006-03-01)Listed as an American Library Association 2006 Book Pick as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. (School Library Journal2006-03-00)Plenty of action shots... celebrates the board's history and heroes. (Stephanie Simpson McLellanToday's Parent2005-05-00)Well-written and informative... thoughtfully organized with short sections... profiles of famous skateboarders are interspersed within the weightier material in the text. (Sean Michael FlemingVOYA2005-10-00)Every page is illustrated with truly amazing photos of great skaters in action. (USARA USA Roller Sports2005-01-00)Electrifying full-page color photos... Skateboard fans will love this, and the photos are quite amazing. (Paula RohrlickKLIATT2005-05-00)This large format paperback will be sure to fascinate teenagers.... Photographer Skin Phillips manages to capture the most daring feats in large size color photographs. A double spread of text and pictures is devoted to each of the famous skateboarders. In these short biographies as well as in the chapter on skateboard contests, each skateboard action is listed underneath the picture, e.g. backside lipslide, frontside noseslide, bluntslide, heel flip, etc. The book lists skateboard magazines, videos and movies and concludes with a chapter on Tricks and Techniques. The book is obviously designed for browsing, there is no index. (Judy SchindlerINFOLINK2006-01-27)This visually pleasing non-fiction account of skateboarding opens with the history of the sport as it evolved in California from a blend of surfing and "scootermania" in the 1950's. It was inevitable that a young person's romance with wheeled toys would lead to the removal of the scooter handlebars. The skateboard was born! ... Any skateboarding fan will enjoy the excellent color photography and the well-constructed text. (Nancy StroudINFOLINK2006-02-07)Phillips' photographs are dynamic and capture all the excitement and danger of the sport. The text is comprehensive and advanced enough for the expert. (INFOLINK2006-05-28)