E Is for Extreme: An Extreme Sports Alphabet

by Brad Herzog

Book Overview

E is for Extreme indeed From the gravity-defying rush of bungee jumping to the ultimate endurance challenge of the ultramarathon, young readers are given an armchair seat to the world of extreme sports. What makes the Iditarod sled dog race so grueling? What sports competition is only open to U.S. Army Rangers? And what famous mountaineer answered "Because it's there" to the question of why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, only to disappear on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585363103
• ISBN13: 9781585363100
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4