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2) Kayaking
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"Kayaking" presents the basics of this exciting and popular sport as well as the skills and knowledge required for becoming a successful paddler.
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
This report outlines an initial assessment of selected whitewater parks and courses that have been designed and installed in rivers across the State of Colorado. This effort has been undertaken to provide a convenient, useful description of the location, ownership, design, intended use and success to date for examples of this genre of public works which have become institutionalized recreation amenities and economic development catalysts for river...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Description
After fourteen-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his archaeologist father's death, a storm strands him on Admiralty Island, Alaska, where he manages to survive, encounters unexpected animal and human inhabitants, and looks for traces of the earliest prehistoric immigrants to America.
Author
Description
It is the Everest of rivers, a maelstrom of water and rocks, gradient and flow. It is the world's last great adventure prize, remote, forbidding, and hidden from Western eyes. Long considered unrunnable, the Tsangpo River has drawn extreme kayakers since the sport was born. It's killed them too. One group did it. A mammoth, old-school adventure team led by a young, fiery river cowboy battled the white water, their Sherpa, and a Himalayan winter...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"No Barriers is about my journey since coming down from Mt. Everest in 2001, and the path to where I am today. It is the story of my own life, the personal and professional struggles in the pursuit of growth, learning, and family, as well as a dream to kayak one of the world's great rivers as a blind athlete. It is also about the many people I've encountered along the way who possess what I call a "No Barriers" mindset, who live a No Barriers life....
7) Kayaking
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about kayaking. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
9) Kayaking
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Kayaking can be dangerous because it is hard to predict what might happen in rapids. With proper training and experience, most people learn to read the rapids for signs of danger so they can plan fun, safe trips. Discover more about this activity in Kayaking, a title in the Outdoor Adventures and Sports series. This title covers the basics of the sport, going over how and where to go kayaking, recommended gear, safety measures, and related activities....
11) Wild river
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Considered lazy and unathletic, twelve-year-old Ryan discovers a heroic side of himself when a kayak trip with his older brother goes horribly awry.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Kayaking and canoeing are among the most exciting ways to explore a river or a lake. This book will give students all the information that they need to plan their very own outdoor kayaking or canoeing adventure, from tips on gear to step-by-step instructions for maneuvering their craft.
16) Frozen stiff
Author
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Cousins Cody and Derek take a kayak trip in Alaska and find themselves battling the raw elements of an untamed wilderness.
17) Kayaking
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of kayaking.
18) Kayaking
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the history, equipment, and techniques involved in the sport of kayaking.
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Opening with an extended introductory text that covers kayaks and equipment, safety considerations and emergencies, camping dos and donts, and helpful resources, Kayaking the Texas Coast also lists useful websites and guidebooks. In the main portion of the text, the coast is organized into ten destinations, from the Galveston Bay complex in the north to Boca Chica State Park in the south. For each of these destinations, Whorff provides information...
20) Kayaking
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A beginner's guide to kayaking, with tips on choosing equipment and performing basic maneuvers and a brief history of the sport.
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