Spring 2026

Skateboards

A Graphic History

From the Series Amazing Inventions

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

For the better part of a century, skateboards have played a unique role in sports and popular culture.

From wheels stuck to a milk crate to the highly technical craftsmanship of today’s skateboards, the invention’s journey is a fascinating one filled with great stories, incredible minds, and colorful characters. Learn all about their evolution over the decades, see the many forms the sport has taken, and meet the amazing people who have helped shape skater culture.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Graphic Novels, Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
Copyright 2026
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2026-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF062030, JNF054210, JNF061010
Dewey 796.22028/4
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level U
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Blake Hoena

Blake Hoena has written more than one hundred books for children, including an original graphic novel series, Eek & Ack, and graphic novel retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Peter Pan. Blake lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, two dogs, two cats, and hundreds of comics.

Illustrator: Sareki López

Sareki López is a Tlaxcalan and Mexican artist whose passion for drawing was born at a young age. Drawing evolved from a hobby to her passion and then obsession. Her unique art style is marked by fantasy and the Japanese manga style, creating an amalgamation with Mexican culture. This has led her to represent Mexico at various international events, including the Angouleme Festival in France, considered the world’s most important festival of sequential art.