Skydiving
By: by Heather Moore Niver
Edition: First edition.
Series: Thrill seekers
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781433999161; 9781482432930
Subjects: Skydiving; Juvenile literature
Description: "It's hard to imagine there's a more extreme sport than skydiving. Jumping from a plane at 13,000 feet (3,962 m) or higher seems crazy to some, but those who try it are often hooked for life. Readers of this book step off the plane and into the high-flying world of skydiving, including tandem skydiving, accelerated free fall, BASE jumping, and competitive skydiving. The history and hazards of the sport are also considered, with midair photographs adding an even greater sense of amazement to this high-interest topic."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Falling fast for fun; title: Early jumps; title: Ready, set, jump!; title: Accelerated free fall; title: Diving in the dark; title: BASE jumping; title: Competition skydiving; title: Fixing mistakes; title: Injuries and fatalities; title: Joe Kittinger's historic dive; title: "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner.