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First published in 1865, Mary Mapes Dodge's "Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates" is an endearing children's story about a hard-working, honorable Dutch boy and the challenges he faces as a result of his family's poverty. Hans dreams of entering a big ice-skating race with his sister Gretel so that he may win the beautiful silver skates he desires. Yet, he is also very concerned for his father, who has been injured from a fall off of a dike and in...
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Girls only (GO!) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
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When Heather decides to break up the "perfect match" in ice dancing with her own ambition for singles competition, Kevin has no problem finding a new partner and moving on.
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IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Pearl's birthday skates have a single blade and learning to use them is harder than she expects. 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...
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Girls only (GO!) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Olivia Hudson believes that her dreams of being an Olympic skater are ruined when her family moves to the small town of Alpine Lake, Colorado, until two mysterious events offer her hope.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Extreme Ice Cross Downhill presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations,...
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Barbie joins a figure skating club and can't wait for the upcoming performance. But Barbie can't seem to do a spit spin without falling down! Barbie soon learns from Coach Mai that being a figure skater requires a lot of practice and dedication. Boys and girls ages 3-7 will love reading this story and discovering what it is like to be a figure skater.
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Success is earned, never given-and Khalli Davies is on a mission to achieve more than she ever imagined possible! Last month, she passed her very first national figure skating test, and now she's pushing even further into the sport. But in order to make her dreams come true, Khalli has to make some difficult sacrifices and changes to both her training and her lifestyle.
Join Khalli as she prepares for her very first ice show and competition! Watch...
9) Ice Skating
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Simple text introduces the fundamentals of ice skating and the equipment used. The second-level Nonfiction Readers feature longer sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but the overall layout and photos remain familiar to students enjoying newly acquired skills. Readers are rewarded for their progress with such high-interest topics as fascinating habitats, familiar holidays, and action-packed activities. Each title includes a helpful index of...
10) Breaking the ice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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Kaitlin has given up a lot--even attending school--to pursue her dream of being a champion figure skater, but after she throws a tantrum at a major competition, she is dropped by her coach and prestigious skating club and can only get a spot in the much-ridiculed Fallton Club.
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Flora books (Molly Idle) volume 2
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Having mastered ballet in Flora and the Flamingo, Flora takes to the ice and forms an unexpected friendship with a penguin. Twirling, leaping, spinning, and gliding, on skates and flippers, the duo mirror each other's graceful dance above and below the ice. But when Flora gives the penguin the cold shoulder, the pair must figure out a way to work together for uplifting results. Artist Molly Idle creates an innovative, wordless picture book with clever...
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It was almost the first day of winter, and PK still has no skates to wear.
This time, PK waited impatiently for one more week before his skates arrived in the mail.
With a knock, knock, knock on the door, the mailman delivered the skates in a box. PK couldn't wait to open it . . .
Little PK Subban loves watching hockey on TV with his father, and he can't wait to finally go out and skate-just like his hockey heroes! With his mother's help, PK orders...
14) Speed Skating
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Learn about the connection between math and speed skating.
15) Speed Skating
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Skating in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of speed skating. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety...
16) Figure Skating
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Figure Skating in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of figure skating. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a...
17) Skating showdown
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
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A New York Times Bestseller!
Poppy, the adorable, persistent, dreaming-big pig, has a new adventure in store for her: the World Games ice-skating championship in Paris!
Poppy is nervous about meeting so many new people in a new place. But, ever courageous and supported by her family (Emma, too!), Poppy embarks upon this exciting adventure head-on. She meets a snowboarding Panda, a Maltese who skis, and two fellow skaters, a Crane and a Kangaroo....
19) On Ice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Flat Stanley and Arthur are excited to go ice-skating on the frozen lake. But when the weather suddenly warms up, Stanley finds himself skating on thin ice! Beginning readers will love following along with Flat Stanley's winter adventure. Flat Stanly: On Ice is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
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Lucy tries sports volume 2
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After trying the sliding sport of luge, Lucy is back for another speedy adventure-this time, she laces up her skates and tries short track speed skating. It's not as easy as it looks. When you skate really fast around tight turns, you just might crash! But with her friends at her side, Lucy skims across the ice in a thrilling race to the finish.
Lucy Tries Short Track is the second book in the Lucy Tries Sports series, designed to encourage children...
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