roller skating

Penelope buys roller skates when her birthday money won't stretch to a car or bicycle, but they turn out to be the "best wheels a kid can have.".

The Skate Patrol helps track down the despicable Creep Thief, who steals from old ladies.

Photographs and instructions present the fundamentals of basic roller skating, and include two chapters on advanced skills.

Discusses the reemergence of women's roller derby, a sport with over one hundred leagues in the U.S., a national tournament, and major sponsors, and chronicles the author's experience as a spectator and a contender on the track, with photographs, suggestions on how to develop a roller girl persona, and a listing of the teams.

Photographs and text help trace the history of roller derby and profile the women who assume alternate identities in the rink as they participate in the cut throat sport.

Photographs and brief text focus on roller-skating.

Two dogs almost give up their efforts to learn to roller skate until they have an opportunity to help a stranded kitten.

Step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photographs illustrate techniques for learning to skate and for more advanced figure and dance skating.

Explores the world of roller skating, including such aspects as competitive skating, artistic skating, and speed skating.