A is for Axel: An Ice Skating Alphabet (Sports Alphabet)
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Four-time World Champion and professional figure skater Kurt Browning replaces his boots and blades with pen and paper in A is for Axel: An Ice Skating Alphabet. From holding an edge to laces and hooks, Kurt glides and dances through the alphabet explaining the history, techniques, and memorable moments of the sport. Spirited illustrator Melanie Rose captures the excitement visually with her colorful, playful illustrations. With the Winter Olympics spinning our way in 2006, this book will have fans young and old dreaming of gold. Author Kurt Browning is known for his fluid movement and confidence on the ice. A four-time world champion, Kurt is the first figure skater to be named as Canada's outstanding male athlete. He presently skates professionally with Stars on Ice and lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife and son. Illustrator Melanie Rose's charming and lively oil paintings have graced the pages of several Sleeping Bear Press titles including Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet; H is for Homerun: A Baseball Alphabet; and W is for Wind: A Weather Alphabet. She makes her home in Mississauga, Canada, with her son Liam and their two cats, Mickey and Meesha. Review: A is for Axel - a Delight! - I LOVED this book - a gift for my grandaughter - for several reasons. First of all, being an alphabet book, it was appropriate for a very young skater. However, the content and added information on each alphabet entry made this book an excellent choice for an older skater as well. Finally, I LOVED the illustrations! EXCELLENT! Over the years of following skating, I have come to always expect excellence from Kurt Browning. A is for Axel did NOT disappoint!!!! Review: Skating and the Alphabet - Kids Love it - Kids love this series of books. A is for Axel hits home as I have three skaters - two of which are working on learning their alphabets and words. The side bars have been an hit to my older skater who can read. I watched a lot of Kurt Browning competing back in the day - stand up guy. Nice transition to the written world. I recommend highly for a good fun read.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 45 Reviews |
N**T
A is for Axel - a Delight!
I LOVED this book - a gift for my grandaughter - for several reasons. First of all, being an alphabet book, it was appropriate for a very young skater. However, the content and added information on each alphabet entry made this book an excellent choice for an older skater as well. Finally, I LOVED the illustrations! EXCELLENT! Over the years of following skating, I have come to always expect excellence from Kurt Browning. A is for Axel did NOT disappoint!!!!
D**S
Skating and the Alphabet - Kids Love it
Kids love this series of books. A is for Axel hits home as I have three skaters - two of which are working on learning their alphabets and words. The side bars have been an hit to my older skater who can read. I watched a lot of Kurt Browning competing back in the day - stand up guy. Nice transition to the written world. I recommend highly for a good fun read.
G**O
Great book for "little skaters"
My daughter figure skates, and she loved this book when she was five. Now she is ten, and we are getting this book for our little friend who is almost six. She also skates, and I know she will love it. I would recommend this book to a child any age-very fun to read, and educational too!!
E**A
Christmas present for a young figure skater
this book is super cute, I bought this for a Christmas present for a you skater. the illustrations are beautiful.
S**3
Neat and informative book that I really enjoyed reading.
Neat and informative book that I really enjoyed reading....but was a bit wordy for my little one. I just read the basic part of it to her and leave the fluff for me.
J**R
Great book!
My 8 and 10 year old loved this book. Bought it for them as a Christmas gift. Pictures are great and we learned a lot of history about ice skating from this book.
L**E
Beautiful book
Great birthday present!
M**J
Good book for a child skater
For my 4-year-old granddaughter who is in U.S. A. Basic ! figure skating. Anything skating suits her. Very nice book for a young skater.
M**E
The skating alphabet for your future star
My favourite book growing up … Had to repurchase for my daughter as she is developing a love for skating. I hope she remembers this book in the future 🩷
M**A
Super!
The book has a short poem for each letter, accompanied by an info note. The illustrations are very good, the poem fonts are big so child will have no problem reading it. Info notes are useful and interesting. Most ice skating books are geared for adults only, this one is a delight for both children and adults alike. I really enjoyed it ;-)
M**Z
Great baby gift
Love this book! Bought a couple for baby gifts for skating friends
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