Kristi Yamaguchi: Pure Gold

by Jeff Savage

Book Overview

A biography of the young Japanese American skater who won the gold medal in women's figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0382394968
• ISBN13: 9780382394966
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Dillon Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

I Got This Book As A Gift....

...and for the most part, although it's geared towards a younger audience, it's a great book to have if you are a big fan of Kristi Yamaguchi, mostly for the photos it includes. There are several photos of Kristi in Albertville, both on the podium and standing with her medal after the ceremony that I've not seen in any other book and that brought back great memories of watching it live all those years ago. One of the more interesting parts of this book is that it was written before Kristi decided to turn pro, and talks about her plans for Lillehammer in 1994 (how great would that have been if it had been true?). Some of the photos are incorrectly captioned, and the book doesn't really reveal any ground-breaking information about Kristi or her life that hasn't already been covered in other books, but I recommend it for the photos. If you are a BIG Kristi fan, regardless of your age, this book will fit nicely into your collection. Otherwise, for a better book on Kristi and skating in general, check out her "Figure Skating for Dummies".