By Sky Brown (author) , Shaw Davidson (illustrator) Part of the Life Changing Magic series
"An energetic autobiographical primer to the art and joy of skateboarding."
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August 2024 Book of the Month
Penned by Olympic Medallist Sky Brown, with dynamic illustrations from Shaw Davidson, The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding is a brilliant, tip-packed autobiographical handbook for 6+-year-old aspiring skater champs.
Kicking off with the story of how skateboarding changed Sky’s life through illustrated comic-book-style panels, the book also shares insights into everything from the make-up of skateboards and how to get started, through to more advanced moves and tricks.
Alongside being an infectious introduction to the magic of skateboarding and an inspiring autobiography, The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding also shares valuable life lessons, like the importance of not giving up, following your dreams, and doing things because you love them. As such, it’s so much more than a brilliant first skating manual — it’s also a fun guide to living your best life!
Let me tell you a secret: skateboarding is magic. I don't mean you have to be a magician to do it. In fact, anyone can skateboard. I'm going to show you exactly how I do it, why I do it and what I love most about it. So come with me...
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Learn how Sky Brown, the youngest person to win a medal in skateboarding at the Olympics, fell in love with the sport. Then, she'll share how to skateboard - from flip tricks and grab tricks to air tricks and slide tricks - and offers insider tips and sage advice for young fans around the world. Packed with step-by-step skills and oozing with passion, these little handbooks are for any young reader who loves life.
This practical biographical handbook for readers 6+ features:
-A joy-filled introduction to the sport of skateboarding
-Words by world renowned skateboarding sensation, Sky Brown
-Step-by-step instructions
-Explanatory illustrations of basic and advanced skateboarding tricks
With fun-filled, engaging illustrations from Shaw Davidson, and in the words of Sky Brown herself, this is the perfect book to inspire children to find their life's passion. This book is in an exciting new series that celebrates the magic of life skills that bring joy, and the heroes who made them their passion.
The Life-changing Magic of Skateboarding is part of the Life-changing Magic series , beginner's guides to skills that bring joy, written by real-life heroes who made them their passion including Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in The Life-changing Magic of Chess.
Sky Brown is a professional skateboarder and surfer from Miyazaki, Japan. In 2021, she represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal at age twelve. Sky began skating and surfing at age two and quickly became a phenomenon when short videos of her gained millions of views on YouTube. Sky hopes to continue making history while inspiring young girls and women across the world to reach for their dreams and become unstoppable. This is her first book for children.
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Let me tell you a secret: skateboarding is magic. I don't mean you have to be a magician to do it.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding A Beginner's Guide with Olympic Medalist Sky Brown and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding A Beginner's Guide with Olympic Medalist Sky Brown features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Graphic Novels & Comics, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Sports, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding A Beginner's Guide with Olympic Medalist Sky Brown was written by Sky Brown and published by Magic Cat Publishing
The Life Changing Magic of Skateboarding A Beginner's Guide with Olympic Medalist Sky Brown has 40 pages
Yes it is part of Life Changing Magic series
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