Essential Information for Current and Future Skateboarders Skateboarding is back on top of the teen sport scene, and this new series has all the information teens need to learn about this extreme sport. Packed with full-color photographs capturing skateboarding's exciting action, these six books cover many aspects of the skateboarding world, including the basics of how to skate; the popularity of skateboarding in the X Games; buying, decorating, and repairing a skateboard; and a biography of the guru of skateboarding, Tony Hawk. Included in this series are two how-to titles that utilize step-by-step instructions combining text with stop-action photography. Tony Hawk is the master of skateboarding. What kids see of Hawk on television is just one dimension of this talented sports star. This book tells how Hawk got started in skating, explores the relationship between Hawk and his dad, and highlights what Hawk has done to make himself a perennial champion.