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02102aam a22003015i 4500 001 CC60AF8EB44411E589926878DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160106010753 008 150204s2015 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2015932702 020 $a 1489637370 020 $a 9781489637376 (multi-user ebk.) 020 $a 1489637362 020 $a 9781489637369 (single user ebk.) 020 $a 1489637354 020 $a 9781489637352 (hard cover : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Herzog, Brad. 245 10 $a E is for extreme : $b an extreme sports alphabet / $c Brad Herzog. 263 $a 1503 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b AV2 By Weigl, $c 2015. 300 $a pages cm 490 0 $a Av2 fiction readalong 520 $a 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 mountain a year later? Other topics include drag racing, freestyle skiing, and kite boarding. Now thrill seekers of all ages can experience the ABC's of extreme sports.Prolific travel/sportswriter Brad Herzog has more than two dozen books to his credit, including six sports alphabet books for Sleeping Bear Press. When he's not traveling around the United States, Brad makes his home on California's Monterey Peninsula with his family. Melanie Rose has illustrated almost a dozen books for Sleeping Bear Press, including the bestselling Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet and W is for Wind: A Weather Alphabet. Among her future book projects are a dance alphabet and an England alphabet. Melanie lives in Mississauga, Canada. 941 $a 1 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20231006011450.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC60AF8EB44411E589926878DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search