Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9781563053092
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A young girl is discouraged when she has difficulty learning to ice skate, until her mother gives her a special necklace. Includes tiny silver skates on a silver chain tucked inside the cover.
The Shiny Skates
Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9781563053092
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A young girl is discouraged when she has difficulty learning to ice skate, until her mother gives her a special necklace. Includes tiny silver skates on a silver chain tucked inside the cover.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9781563053092
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A young girl is discouraged when she has difficulty learning to ice skate, until her mother gives her a special necklace. Includes tiny silver skates on a silver chain tucked inside the cover.
The Shiny Skates
Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136392
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
First we learn to walk, then we learn to speak, and then comes the hard part of learning to grow up. The author of The Magic Locket andSilver S lippers, writes about the hard part in a way that touches the lives of little girls everywhere. This fifth book in the Magic Charm series tells of a little girl who dreams of skating. Includes a silver skates charm on a chain.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136392
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
First we learn to walk, then we learn to speak, and then comes the hard part of learning to grow up. The author of The Magic Locket andSilver S lippers, writes about the hard part in a way that touches the lives of little girls everywhere. This fifth book in the Magic Charm series tells of a little girl who dreams of skating. Includes a silver skates charm on a chain.
Bobby Orr and the Hand-me-down Skates
Author: Kara Kootstra
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 073526533X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Even hockey legends start with hand-me-downs. A beautifully illustrated true childhood story about hockey great Bobby Orr. Bobby eats, sleeps and breathes hockey. So when his birthday is coming up, he only wants one thing: new skates. He's seen the exact pair he wants in the shop window: sparkling blades, shiny leather, clean new laces tied in perfect bows. But when Bobby opens his gift, he's dismayed to find hand-me-down skates: scuffed leather, nicked blades, floppy laces. Once Bobby breaks them in, though, he and the hand-me-down skates become inseparable, and he can't imagine life without them . . . until the brand-new skates come into his life. How can he leave his hand-me-down skates behind? Log Driver's Waltz illustrator Jennifer Phelan brings this classic story to life with timeless, gorgeous art, and Kara Kootsra's words evoke the joy and dedication that Bobby Orr brought to his favorite sport. A perfect gift for readers and fans big and small, this book is destined to be a classic that is reached for time and time again.
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 073526533X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Even hockey legends start with hand-me-downs. A beautifully illustrated true childhood story about hockey great Bobby Orr. Bobby eats, sleeps and breathes hockey. So when his birthday is coming up, he only wants one thing: new skates. He's seen the exact pair he wants in the shop window: sparkling blades, shiny leather, clean new laces tied in perfect bows. But when Bobby opens his gift, he's dismayed to find hand-me-down skates: scuffed leather, nicked blades, floppy laces. Once Bobby breaks them in, though, he and the hand-me-down skates become inseparable, and he can't imagine life without them . . . until the brand-new skates come into his life. How can he leave his hand-me-down skates behind? Log Driver's Waltz illustrator Jennifer Phelan brings this classic story to life with timeless, gorgeous art, and Kara Kootsra's words evoke the joy and dedication that Bobby Orr brought to his favorite sport. A perfect gift for readers and fans big and small, this book is destined to be a classic that is reached for time and time again.
Pearl's New Skates
Author: Holly Keller
Publisher: Greenwillow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Pearl has new skates. They are real skates (not double runners), and she can't wait to try them. Pearl inches out onto the frozen pond. But instead of twirling, she topples. Instead of spinning, she falls -- splaaat! Pearl has new skates. They are shiny white with red tassels, and she loves them. Will Pearl ever skate in real life the way she skates in her dreams?
Publisher: Greenwillow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Pearl has new skates. They are real skates (not double runners), and she can't wait to try them. Pearl inches out onto the frozen pond. But instead of twirling, she topples. Instead of spinning, she falls -- splaaat! Pearl has new skates. They are shiny white with red tassels, and she loves them. Will Pearl ever skate in real life the way she skates in her dreams?
The Magic Locket
Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A young girl who can't do anything right finds her life changed by a special locket
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A young girl who can't do anything right finds her life changed by a special locket
Interior
Skatekey
Author: Jennifer Ranu
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456876295
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
SkateKey presents twenty-two childhood stories told by men and women connected by a metal gadget, the skatekey, a popular tool used to make a roller-skate fit onto a skater's shoe. This collection of memoirs emphasizes diversity multicultural and religious family backgrounds. Each roller-skating story takes place during a specific time period in American history: The Great Depression 1920s-1030s, World War II The 1940s, The 1950s, The Civil Rights Movement 1960s, and The 1970s. Some stories are funny while others present the hardships and struggles of children growing up during difficult times. SkateKey arouses nostalgia and includes authentic photos of the times and places represented in the stories.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456876295
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
SkateKey presents twenty-two childhood stories told by men and women connected by a metal gadget, the skatekey, a popular tool used to make a roller-skate fit onto a skater's shoe. This collection of memoirs emphasizes diversity multicultural and religious family backgrounds. Each roller-skating story takes place during a specific time period in American history: The Great Depression 1920s-1030s, World War II The 1940s, The 1950s, The Civil Rights Movement 1960s, and The 1970s. Some stories are funny while others present the hardships and struggles of children growing up during difficult times. SkateKey arouses nostalgia and includes authentic photos of the times and places represented in the stories.
Continent
Ana on the Edge
Author: A. J. Sass
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316458635
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast. Still, Ana tries to focus on training and putting together a stellar routine worthy of national success. Once Ana meets Hayden, a transgender boy new to the rink, thoughts about the princess program and gender identity begin to take center stage. And when Hayden mistakes Ana for a boy, Ana doesn't correct him and finds comfort in this boyish identity when he's around. As their friendship develops, Ana realizes that it's tricky juggling two different identities on one slippery sheet of ice. And with a major competition approaching, Ana must decide whether telling everyone the truth is worth risking years of hard work and sacrifice.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316458635
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast. Still, Ana tries to focus on training and putting together a stellar routine worthy of national success. Once Ana meets Hayden, a transgender boy new to the rink, thoughts about the princess program and gender identity begin to take center stage. And when Hayden mistakes Ana for a boy, Ana doesn't correct him and finds comfort in this boyish identity when he's around. As their friendship develops, Ana realizes that it's tricky juggling two different identities on one slippery sheet of ice. And with a major competition approaching, Ana must decide whether telling everyone the truth is worth risking years of hard work and sacrifice.
Skating to Antarctica
Author: Jenny Diski
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781844081516
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Sardonically funny and moving, Skating to Antarctica is a book about a journey into darkness and light, the colour white, fantasy and memory, families and sanity.
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781844081516
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Sardonically funny and moving, Skating to Antarctica is a book about a journey into darkness and light, the colour white, fantasy and memory, families and sanity.