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Friends--
 
June 21 is GO SKATEBOARDING DAY.  Flyer available at http://www.skateboardiasc.org/gsd.asp. 
 
If you'd like to beef up your skateboarding collection, below are a few books and videos I recommend.  Enjoy!
 
Suzan Nyfeler
Youth Service Specialist
Central Texas Library System
(and mom to Roy, 8-year-old skateboarding fanatic)
 
 
 
SKATEBOARDING FICTION
Can You Teach Me To Pick My Nose? by Martyn Godfrey.  Ages 9-12
(BTW--Picking your nose is an old skateboard trick)
Cosmo Zooms by Arthur Howard.  Ages 4-8
Grind by Eric Walters.  YA
The Haunted Skateboard by Susan Saunders.  Ages 4-8
Love & Sk8 by Nancy Krulik.  Grades 7 and up
The Magic Skateboard by Enid Richemont. Grades 3-4
Rhinos Who Skateboard by Julie Mammano.  Grades K-4
Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson.  YA
(BTW--Couldn't find a review for this soon-to-be published book so don't know much about it)
Skateboard Mom by Barbara Odanaka.  Grades 1-4
Skateboard Monsters by Daniel Kirk.  Ages 3-8
Skateboard Renegade : Is Image Everything? by Matt Christopher.  Grades 3-7
Skateboard Tough by Matt Christopher.  Grades 2-4
(BTW--Matt Christopher has lots of other skateboarding fiction)
Skeleton on the Skateboard by Nola Thacker.  Ages 4-8
Skeleton on the Skateboard #2/El Esqueleto del Skate by Tom Stone.  Ages 4-8
Stranger in the Mirror  by Allen Say.  Ages 5-9
 
 
SKATEBOARD HOW TO/HISTORY
Boards:  The Art and Design of the Skateboard by Jacob Hoye (Editor).  YA to adult 
DogTown: The Legend of the Z-Boys by Glen Friedman.  YA to adult
Extreme Skateboarding by John Crossingham.  Ages 4-8
Skateboarder's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Skateboarding by Doug Werner.  Grades 4-8
Skateboards  by Morgan Hughes.  Ages 4-8
Skateboards: Designs and Equipment by B.A. Hoena.  Grades 3-7
Skateboarding in Action/Patinetas En Accion by John Crossingham.  Ages 4-8
Street Skateboarding: Endless Grinds and Slides : An Instructional Look at Curb Tricks by Evan Goodfellow.
Trasher Presents: How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and More by Kevin Thatcher (ed).  YA to adult
 
 
SKATEBOARD BIO/AUTOBIO
Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder by Tony Hawk.  Grades 3-6
The Mutt : How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself  by Rodney Mullen.  YA
 
 
SKATEBOARDING DVD (OK, a really short list)
Zero to Hero Skateboarding - The Basics, Vol. 1
Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour
 

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