On the Ice With...Tara Lapinski

by Matt Christopher

Book Overview

Describes the life and skating career of the young woman who won a gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Olympics. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316142573
• ISBN13: 9780316142571
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Tara Lipinski

This book was wonderful for my daughter who was doing a report for school. She really enjoyed the book and it came within days of ordering it.

Feels Like You're There

On the Ice with Tara Lipinski is a great book. The author is Matt Christopher. He is a great writer. When I read this book I felt like I was there watching Tara skate on the ice. It was a great book and still is. So, whoever is looking for a sports book, this is the one for you to read!

A great book!

When tara was two she saw her first olympics on tv but at the age of four she being to take tiny tot roller skating lessons. Tara was very good also at roller hockey . When tara was six she being ice skating and tara loved it. Tara also stayed with roller skating but soon had to quit and her family moved to texes where they gave her a pony named Moonray . Tara loved her pony and rode him but he cost to much and her parents soon gave him up. When Tara was eleven she started going to competitons and won a lot she beated stars like Michelle Kwan. And in 1998 in winter Tara, fifteen, won the gold medal at the Olympics . Taras brilliant smile was always lighting up the ice rink.

Tara Fans

To all Tara Fans: This is a great book. It has much information that may have remained unknown, a timeline is included as are pictures. A great biography:)