An introduction to women's figure skating, plus a brief history of the sport and its highlights. Profiled are Oksana Baiul, Nancy Kerrigan, Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski, Chen Lu, Katerina Witt, and Kristi Yamiguchi, and others. Photos, many in color.
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Grade 5-7-Rutledge profiles eight stars in each sport. The athletes are all accorded exactly six pages and three full-color photographs; boxed insets contain personal information, career highlights, and a quote. While both titles stress overcoming obstacles on the path to success, Tennis is the livelier of the two. It includes candid discussions of the troubled family relationships that seem to be endemic in big-time tennis. An example of the sometimes pithy style is this description of the mother of 1950s star Maureen Connolly: "[She] became the first in a long and unpleasant line of pathetic, overbearing tennis parents." While students doing more than a cursory report on any of these individuals will require supplementary materials, these attractively packaged and well-written books should find a ready audience among the growing number of youngsters following women's professional sports.
Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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A rushed, but interesting book,
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This review is from: Best Of The Best/Gymnastics (Women of Sports) (Paperback)
I liked the people in this book, but there were incorrect facts and many typos. If a little more effort would have been put in this book it would be excellent.
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TERRIBLE!,
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This review is from: Best Of The Best/Gymnastics (Women of Sports) (Paperback)
I am totally in love with gymnastics, but please, don't ell me that Kim Zmeskal was on the '96 Olympic Team. Nor that Vanessa Atler's name is spelt ZVanessa! I love the pictures, I hate the inaccurate info!!!
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Worse than John Tesh's commentary,
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This review is from: Best Of The Best/Gymnastics (Women of Sports) (Paperback)
This book is filled with inaccuracies and inconsistencies. Not only does it state that Kim Zmeskal was a member of the 96 Olympic team, (There is a picture of the team on the opposite page. The author has left out Amanda Borden - the team captian - in her prose [yes prose]) but according to the author, Lilia Podkopaeva is from Romania. Please!!! The book is filled with mushy language that strays from fact. It is hard to trust very much of the text when there are such grave errors right in the first chapter.
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Many sports recognize athletes for artistry and grace, but only figure skating actually makes those qualities a major part of a competitor's score. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
skating world, silver medalist, other skaters, short program, triple jumps, long program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Championships, Nancy Kerrigan, Getting Personal, Year Achievement, Oksana Baiul, Sonja Henie, Surya Bonaly, Tonya Harding, Bronze Medalist, Dorothy Hamill, Katarina Witt, Nations Cup, Olympic Festival, Olympic Gold Medalist, Debi Thomas, North America, Peggy Fleming New!
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Many sports recognize athletes for artistry and grace, but only figure skating actually makes those qualities a major part of a competitor's score. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
skating world, silver medalist, other skaters, short program, triple jumps, long program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Championships, Nancy Kerrigan, Getting Personal, Year Achievement, Oksana Baiul, Sonja Henie, Surya Bonaly, Tonya Harding, Bronze Medalist, Dorothy Hamill, Katarina Witt, Nations Cup, Olympic Festival, Olympic Gold Medalist, Debi Thomas, North America, Peggy Fleming New!
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