Paragliding

Paragliding - Paperback

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Paragliding - Paperback

Paragliding - Paperback

by Erin Silver
$15.99
$15.99

Book Overview

Soar like a bird and feel the wind beneath your wing as paragliding takes flight high above valleys and coastlines. This book dives into paragliding's journey from experimental gliders to global adventure sport. With behind-the-scenes pilot stories and aerodynamic insights, young explorers will uncover how wing design, weather patterns, and safety harnesses come together to navigate thermals, ridge lifts, and tranquil descents. Captivating aerial photographs and intriguing facts are accompanied by sidebars, a glossary, a selected bibliography, recommended websites, and an index.
ISBN9798896802242
Author Erin Silver
PublisherCreative Paperbacks
GenreYoung adult and Sports
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages80
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults and Adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Erin Silver is an award-winning children's author and freelance writer. Her books for children include Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Blueberry Award winner), Sitting Shiva (Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor, Vine Award finalist, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award finalist), Good Food, Bad Waste: Let's Eat for the Planet (long listed for the 2024 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books), Mighty Scared: The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves, In It to Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis and All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet. Erin lives in Toronto. Julie McLaughlin is an award-winning illustrator of numerous children's books, including Pride Puppy!, Little Cloud, and Why We Live Where We Live, winner of the 2015 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction. She also illustrated three books in the Orca Think series: What Animals Want, Breaking News and Fresh Air, Clean Water. Her work with various editorial, advertising and publishing clients can be seen around the world. Julie grew up on the Prairies and now resides on Vancouver Island.

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