Skateboarding
By: Helaine Becker
Series: Sports science; Sports science
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780749686680
Subjects: Skateboarding; Juvenile literature; Sports sciences
Description: Skateboarding is one of the coolest sports around - but it wouldn't be anywhere without scientists to help it develop. Read how boarders defy gravity to get as much air time as possible, how boards and wheels are carefully made to overcome friction and how science helps to protect skateboarders when something goes wrong.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.