A is for Axel: An Ice Skating Alphabet (Sports Alphabet)

Browning, Kurt; Rose, Melanie [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 1585362808 / ISBN 13: 9781585362806

Published by Sleeping Bear Press, 2005

About this Item

Signed by Kurt Browning in silver pen on the Front of the Dust Cover.this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.

Seller Inventory # js941

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A is for Axel: An Ice Skating Alphabet (Sports Alphabet)
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585362808
• ISBN 13: 9781585362806
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Rose, Melanie
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

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.