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Whether you're attempting your first ollie or have perfected railsides, everyone can agree: skateboarding is seriously fun!. Did you know that skateboarding used to be called sidewalk surfing and the sport can trace its roots back centuries? Or that today there are more than 3,000 skate parks in the US alone? Get ready to soar through the story of skateboarding from the science behind the decks to the history of the cool tricks skateboarders continue to create . . . and everything in between!
About the Author
Paige Towler is an author and editor who lives in Washington, D.C. Her poetry has appeared in anthologies such as HEY BABY! and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS NATURE POETRY, and she has written books for National Geographic, National Geographic Kids, Scholastic, and more.
