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Surfing Books

Picture Books | Easy Readers | Fiction | Nonfiction

Picture Books

Scott Bass.  Girl Vs. Wave

Ruby overcomes her fear and learns how to be a surfer girl with some lessons from her dad. Includes information on the history of surfing.

Quentin Blake.  Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave

Mrs. Armitage and her dog Breakspear head out surfing, but each time they paddle out they think of another outlandish thing they need.

Julie Mammano.  Rhinos Who Surf

Rhinos who surf get up early, paddle out, and have fun until the sun goes down when they ride the last wave to shore. Includes surfer lingo and a glossary of terms.

Easy Readers

Marc Brown.  Buster Catches a Wave

When his father takes him to visit Florida, Buster sends postcards to his friends back home telling them what he is learning about surfing.

Fiction

Cathy East Dubowski.  The Case of the Surfing Secret

Mary-Kate and Ashley, the Trenchcoat twins, have to catch the creepy letter-writer so Tiffany can surf in the contest.

Terry Denton.  The Eye of Ulam

Part novel, part comic book--this book follows the surfing adventures of Nico, Claudia and Mikey.

Francess Lantz.  Heart Breakers

Five best friends go coastal in this fabulously fun surfing series from Roxy Girl!

Mary Pope Osborne.  High Tide in Hawaii

Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami.

L. E. Williams.  Island Rose

Rose gains insight on solving her problems with a reluctant student when she goes through the magic mirror and finds herself on a Pacific island where she must use both surfing and life-saving skills.

Tim Winton.  Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster

When Lockie Leonard wipes out on a huge wave, he is thrown into a friendship with the weird, but extremely intelligent "Metal Head," Geoff "Egg" Eggleston, who joins Lockie in his crusade to clean up the pollution in his coastal Australian town's harbor.

Bill Michaels.  Surf's Up, Pikachu!

Pikachu and Ash hit the beach! They learn to surf with help from another Pikachu, Puka. But Team Rocket soon finds them. Now Jessie and James are after both Pokémon! Can Pikachu and Puka surf to safety before Team Rocket catches up?

Robert Quackenbush.  Surfboard to Peril

While surfing in Hawaii, world-famous Miss Mallard launches into one of her most dangerous cases, one which involves the ownership of sacred land and leads to kidnapping, mistaken identities, bribery, blackmail, and death-defying chases.

Paul Zindel.  The Surfing Corpse

P. C. Hawke Mystery.

Terry Denton.  The Ultimate Wave

Part novel, part comic book and all zany and fun!

Francess Lantz.  Weather or Not

Luna, Rae and Kanani are in Florida competing but a hurricane and a handsome surfer threaten the competition.

Nonfiction

Garry Chapman.  Surf

Discusses different extreme sports in surfing on the water.

Scott Bass.  Surf

Provides instruction in everything from getting used to being in the ocean to surfing in professional competitions.

Joe Herran and Ron Thomas.  Surfing

What is surfing? -- Surfing gear -- How a surfboard is made -- Surfing safely -- Skills, tricks, and techniques -- Bodyboarding -- Bodysurfing -- In competition -- Women and surfing -- Surfing champions -- Then and now -- Related action sports.

Chuck Miller.  Surfing

Surveys the history and techniques of surfing.

Larry Dane Brimner.  Surfing

Discusses the history, equipment, and basic techniques of surfing, as well as safety issues and surfing etiquette.

Chris Hayhurst.  Wakeboarding

Describes the history, equipment, techniques, and safety measures of wakeboarding, which is a combination of waterskiing and snowboarding.