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Pulling the Rip Cord: Skydiving

This is one in a series of six books about adrenaline adventures.  The other books in the series include:  Mountain, Rock, and Ice Climbing; Auto Racing; Dogsled Racing; White-water Rafting, Canoeing, and Kayaking; and Surfing.  This book is library bound and is of very high quality construction.  The photographs are full-page, sharp and clear, bright, exciting, and relevant.  Definitely engaging the reader to the text, these photographs are mostly taken by an aerial skydiving photographer.  This book explains the types of skydiving, necessary training, various classifications of experience, required equipment and resources, expenses and risks, not to mention the thrill of the ride.  There is an Accelerated Reader test for this title (level 4.8, .5 points).