Girls’ Figure Skating, Ruling The Rink

        Girls Figure Skating, Ruling The Rink has some awesome pictures of skating role models.  The book is full of young female skaters who set the bar for excellence in the sport of figure skating.

        For young girls considering entering the world of competition this is inspirational.  For those of us who just enjoy watching them skate it is a fun book to read.  The book talks about the skills needed to skate on ice.  It talks about posture and balance as well as the muscles needed to do this sport.  It also encourages young girls to get out and skate for the pure fun of it if they aren’t interested in competing.

         There are illustrations showing proper foot positions and posture.  Some of the skating moves are shown in photos as well.  Even for the fashion mavens the outfits are fun to see.  There are random facts to read just for fun.  Such as in 800 BC people actually tied animal bones to their feet to cross bodies of water.  Who knew?  The book also gives definations to some of the terms we hear when we watch figure skating on television.  The book is worth checking out.

        The book was written by Heather E. Schwartz with Mary -Elizabether Wightman, U.S. Figure Skating Judge.  It was published by Capstone Press, www.capstonepress.com. It was copyrighted in 2007.