Georges Magazine 7 - 12 years old, Skate issue

For a smooth return to school! Skateboarding, the theme of this new issue, is one of the oldest board sports! Born in the 1950s in the United States, it is now an event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ollie, Kickflip, Indy Grab… these are not bad words but real figures… Through stories and activities, your children will discover an extreme sport that requires good balance, provides thrills and transmits values of solidarity, conviviality and sharing. 100% illustrated and without advertising, Georges is a beautiful children's magazine which has given itself the mission of introducing young readers aged 7 to 12 to discover the world while having fun. Intelligent and very varied, each issue addresses a theme with originality and humor, encourages curiosity and creativity and offers children hours of leisure time. In this issue of Skate: - Original stories and comics: “Méga Tricks au Planchodrome”, a comic by author-illustrator Sébastien Touache that takes young readers to the tall grass skatepark. This is where the best riders in the area meet to perform the craziest tricks. Victor, the earthworm, is very impressed by the pros of the slide… In the new adventure of Panpi & Gorri “The radical style”, by Marie Movion, our two friends try skateboarding for a demonstration of balance. The True Story of Skateboarding: Child's Play When It Was Born in the 1950s, Skateboarding Is Now a Discipline at the Olympic Games... A report on Dimitri, a skateboarding enthusiast and founder of the skateboarding museum-boutique: the Disturb House Museum near Lyon. - Games full of humor to learn while having fun: Skateboarding is one of the oldest board sports. In the 1950s, surfers in California took up skateboarding to rediscover the sensations of riding waves, but on the road. In “Zigzag like on the waves”, find the skater’s path to join his friends at the beach. HASthe discovery of the “Ollie”, invented by Alan Gelfand in 1978, and of skate culture with Lili the skater. Meet at the skatepark: connect the dots to discover a funny skater, characters to imagine and a word to guess. Observation games based on the “Back to the Future” trilogy with Marty balancing on his hoverboard, a flying skateboard, wow! Right foot or left foot? Goofy or regular? It’s word search time! As a bonus, an anecdote: skating in the clouds is possible… - Original and DIY creative activities: An experiment to understand the ball bearing system, like in a skateboard. A pair of scissors, some glue and a little skill to build a great skateboard, obviously. The wheels, the trucks and the board! Feet on a skateboard, in symmetry... Let your imagination run wild with two skateboards to color. A DIY moment to make your championship medal and imagine yourself as the winner on the podium of the strongest ;) A recipe for strawberry popsicles, an English term that refers to ice lollies but also the shape of certain skateboards. With texts and illustrations by: Ariane Allard, Maxime Gueugneau, Rozenn Le Berre, Sébastien Touache, Fabien Roché, Fuchsia MacAree, Michael Driver, Marie Novion, Thomas Gaudinet, Davide Comai, Mince & Roux and Stéphanie Lasne.