Kiowa County Public Library District

Explains the rules and regulations for girls' figure skating competitions.

Summary: Introduces basic techniques and steps, includes photographic sequences explaining advanced skills, and gives advice on choosing equipment and warming up safely.

Provides information on such aspects of figure skating as the history of Olympic competition, beginning skating skills, figure skating moves, training, equipment, proficiency tests, fitness and nutrition, and more.

When Daddy Rabbit announces the lake is hard enough for skating, Bella worries about what could happen, but as she hesitantly tries, she finds her worries are all for naught.

Uses a story about a young girl who loves to ice skate to introduce the sport: the parts and care of skates, the techniques of different skating moves, and ice skating competitions.

With sports as our national fairy tale, we have come to worship the tiny gymnasts and sequined skaters who appear on the landscape as storybook princesses with their poise and beauty, agility and grace. But the truth behind the making of elite women athletes reveals a grim national trend far less magical than what these images project. All too often behind the pigtails and mascara is a trail of abuse from parents, coaches, and federation officials...

Thirteen-year-old Janelle loves figure skating, but when she enters a competition she is frustrated because she is not as good at the jumps as another girl at the rink and she starts to wonder if she should just quit--until her coach comes up with an idea.

Mia has grown up playing ice hockey with her three older brothers and has the skills she needs to become a star hockey player. But she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to pursue her passion for figure skating instead. With the help of a new coach, Mia finds out whether she has what it takes to grow and compete as a figure skater.

Omar wants to draw pictures as well as his classmate Elsie. After many frustrating attempts Omar discovers that there is more than one way to draw a picture.

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