"What makes surfing an extreme sport? To begin with, not many sports are based on the ocean. Performing jumps, flips, and tricks in a wall of water takes a lot of skill. Learn all about surfing inside the tube, building speed in the curl, and landing on top of a wave. Question prompts included to assist reader comprehension"-- Provided by publisher.

"A Crabtree Branches book."

What Is surfing? -- Parts of a wave -- Surfing in action -- Parts of a surfboard -- Your surfing career -- Surfing legends.