The Aerial Maneuver

By Theo Baker and Alex Lopez

Jones is up against the best ice boarders in the galaxy competing in the Iceboard Megapipe event. There's only one risky move that will bring him the gold. Join the team as they use physics to out maneuver their opponents. Includes fun facts, websites, and other resources.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
• Release date: Jan 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781731604002

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Chapter 1

Weary Warriors

February 13th, 2238

Ariel Warming Station, 4th Moon of Uranus

Welcome back sports enthusiasts, a large blue alien with an even larger red mouth said. "I’m Fetia Wap with the Supercluster 7 news team, your official home for these Galactic Games. We’re here waiting for the athletes to return from the third heat of one of the most popular and dangerous events: the Iceboard Megapipe. In the last heat, we saw some major air, outrageous acrobatics, a few epic wipeouts, and athletes reaching top speeds of more than five hundred miles per hour.

"For viewers just tuning in, the Iceboard Megapipe is an exhilarating mix of freestyle ice-boarding and projectile physics. The athletes drop into an icy ridge, one of thousands running along Ariel, this small and frigid moon of Uranus. They iceboard down the super-slick pipe, catching air, performing tricks, and hopping thousands of feet in the air from ridge to ridge for a truly righteous ride. The athletes are judged on speed, technique, and, most of all,