Boitano's Edge: Inside The Real World Of Figure Skating

By Suzanne Harper and Brian Boitano

Book Overview

This large format, full-color photo essay is the ultimate skating book for fans ages 8 and up. In an accessable and conversational tone Brian Boitano reveals what it is like to move up through the sport and compete at an international level. Brian Boitano's personal stories and anecdotes as well as his lively personal commentary illuminate the sport for young readers and skating fans of all ages. Here's everything you'll ever want to know about figure skating -- with Brian Boitano serving as the expert host.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689819153
• ISBN13: 9780689819155
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 12.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

My students love this book!

I teach 4th grade, and this book is in my classroom library. My students love this book as it gives them an insight into this sport. The negative reviews about this book totally shocked me, but then I realized that they were just thinly disguised opportunities for those "reviewers" to take a swipe at Brian Boitano and nothing more. This book was not meant to be a "tell-all". Its main focus group was children, but it's a lovely book for all ages--provided you're not looking for "dirt". What I have gotten out of this book is that Brian Boitano is a dear young man of integrity, honesty and morals who loves to skate more than anything else in the world. He is the epitome of what a role model should be. The sporting world needs more people like him.

A beautiful gift

I received this book as a gift, and I cannot tell you how pleasant I found it. The photographs are lovely. The text is charming and delightful. This is the perfect edition to my library, and it's a book that's perfect for all ages to read. Brian Boitano should be very proud of this book.

For Lovers of Skating and Brian Boitano...

This is an excellent book for anyone who LOVES Figure Skating and Brian Boitano. In this book, Brian Boitano takes you on a journey through the various aspects pertaining to Figure Skating, and gives the inside story of his own personal life of Figure Skating from his childhood up to the present time. As you read through Boitano's Edge, you get a full overview of Brian's career on the ice, while learning more about Brian Boitano. When it comes to pictures of Brian in various Figure Skating stances, this book has a tremendous amount to look at, along with much comment from Brian as well. This book is a MUST to add to your book collection or to set on your coffee table and share with others. A definite recommendation to give as a gift to a friend who also shares a GREAT liking for Brian Boitano. I give this book a DOUBLE THUMBS UP, as it is ONE of my MOST FAVORITE books ever and Brian Boitano is also my favorite Male Figure Skaters too. Add this book to your collection, and you won't be sorry you did...

For any fan of figure skating this is NOT to be missed

This is not the usual figure skater biography aimed at the juvenile reader. This is a beautiful coffee table book that is full of information that may turn a non-fan into a fan. I loved everything about this book except that I would have liked it to go on and on.

This book is a labor of love from a truly incredible skater.

I was very impressed by this wonderful book. I've purchased many books on the subject of figure skating, and there's few, in my opinion, that rate a 10. Boitano's Edge is definitely one that deserves a 10. The photos are glorious and the anecdotes are fun, funny, and informative. This book celebrates the sport of figure skating like very few books have before.