Skateboards
Lakin, Patricia, 1944-2017
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Total copies: 1
HANDICRAFTS (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Jake Eshelman makes one-of-a-kind skateboards by hand with this nonfiction book that s full of photographs and illustrations about his process. Jake Eshelman of Side Project Skateboards in Houston, Texas, grew up with a love of skateboarding. After meeting his future wife in college, Jake decided to turn his passion into a career: making one-of-a-kind skateboards from beautiful pieces of found wood. This book gives readers an inside glimpse into Jake s creative process, from wheel to finished wheel! Charts, infographics, and bold photographs make this a picture book for anyone who is curious about how a skateboard is made. This book also features a history of skateboarding, a timeline, and resources to inspire kids to make their own objects by hand. Ages 9+
Main title:
Skateboards / by Patricia Lakin.
Author:
Lakin, Patricia, 1944-, author
Work:
Edition:
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Imprint:
New York : Aladdin, [2017]©2017.
Collation:
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Series title:
Audience:
Interest age level: Ages: 8-12.Interest grade level: Grades: 4 to 6.
ISBN:
9781481448338 (paper over board)9781481448345 (eBook)
Dewey class:
796.2209796.22
LC class:
GV859.8
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
485135