Quad-style skates, in-line skates, safety tips, and the joys of roller-skating are just a few topics covered in this high-interest text. Full-color photographs are explained through age-appropriate text that's written with young readers in mind. Additional learning opportunities are provided through a picture glossary, index, and educational websites. Readers will want to get out and go on their own pair of skates, but not before finishing this fun text about all the basics of roller-skating!
This book uses a story about a young girl who loves to ice skate to introduce the sport: the parts and care of skates, the techniques of different skating moves, and ice skating competitions.
Martin Luther King Jr. led the American Civil Rights Movement. But do you know what he was like as a child? From roller skating to playing football and basketbal, Martin was a fun-loving child. This playful story of his childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness.
For use in schools and libraries only. Joey had been growing again and his skates didn't fit. But when he and his dad got to the skate store, they headed straight for the second-hand rack. Joey's heart sank. The skates his dad chose weren't exactly what he had in mind.
Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. "Wow! Leo's vulnerability and authenticity allowed me to experience his pain and triumph. A great testament to the positive power of skateboarding and the dangers of gender." --Elissa Steamer (skateboarding pioneer) "In Skate for Your Life, Leo Baker invites us on the intimate journey toward self-realization. Leo's deep passion for skateboarding is beautifully communicated while bringing to light the difficult reality of breaking the mold on a public stage. This book synthesizes what so many LGBTQIA people can relate to--the lifelong journey of seeking out spaces where we fit in, and when we don't find them, making new ones." --JD Samson (musician, producer, and songwriter) In this moving, personal story, professional skateboarder Leo Baker shares their journey within the sport and the importance of authenticity and allyship as a non-binary athlete. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. "Your authenticity is your superpower." That's the motto that professional skateboarder Leo Baker lives by and champions. But like any hero's journey, learning about their power didn't come easy. In this installment of the Pocket Change Collective, Baker takes the reader on a complicated, powerful journey through the world of skate and competitive sport as a non-binary athlete.
Quad-style skates, in-line skates, safety tips, and the joys of roller-skating are just a few topics covered in this high-interest text. Full-color photographs are explained through age-appropriate text that's written with young readers in mind. Additional learning opportunities are provided through a picture glossary, index, and educational websites. Readers will want to get out and go on their own pair of skates, but not before finishing this fun text about all the basics of roller-skating!
The Strathmore Hotel ballroom once hosted presidents, but is now home to the feral boys of Warren Falls who skate the hills of the old New England mill town at night following Boy, a charismatic young leader without a past, animated by the shadows of the brutality of the town’s colonial history.
