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Weird zone : sports : the strangest, funniest, and most daringest events from the world of athletics and beyond! / written by Maria Birmingham.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Weird zonePublication details: Toronto : Owlkids Books, 2013.Description: 128 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 1926973607 (bound)
  • 1926973615 (pbk.)
  • 9781926973609 (bound)
  • 9781926973616 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Going solo. Zorbing -- Finger jousting/tow wrestling -- Pillow fighting -- Volcano surfing -- Extreme pogo -- Joggling -- Skyaking/ sky surfing -- Wingsuit flying -- Chessboxing -- Tough guy competition -- Extreme ironing -- Kite fighting -- You'll never see this at the Olympics -- Go team! Unicycle hockey -- Swamp soccer -- Royal Shrovetide football -- Bossaball -- Slamball -- Quidditch -- Human tower building -- Irish road bowling -- The wackiest sports stuff around -- Off to the races. Shovel racing -- Wok racking -- Cheese racing -- 24-hour races -- Street luging -- Rubber duck race -- Henley-on-Todd regatta -- General wacky races -- Toilet bowl races -- Lawn mower racing -- Extreme sports venues -- Wet, wild, & weird water sports. Bog snorkeling -- Underwater golf -- Underwater bike race -- Around the world yacht race -- Riverboarding -- Pumpkin racing -- Stone skipping -- Splashdiving -- Underwater wrestling -- Underwater hockey -- Strange moments in sports -- Catch a chill. North Pole marathon -- Downhill ice cross -- Winter cycling -- Ice golf -- Indoor skiing -- Hangboarding -- Yukigassen -- Snow kayaking -- Ice yachting -- Speed flying -- Weird world records.
Summary: Looks at some of the stranger sports played around the world, including skyaking, slamball, shovel racing, street luging, and underwater wrestling.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.1 B619 Available 33111007461516
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Think soccer, baseball, basketball, and hockey are the only options in the world of sports? Think again! Weird Zone: Sports uncovers the "other" sports, from the local and hidden to the strange, bizarre, and downright crazy. Playing football with over 200 people per team? (Just imagine the pile-up!) Chasing a giant wheel of cheese down an English hillside? Wrestling with your toes? This book contains all the funny facts about these sports -- and many, many more! With science and history sidebars, pop quizzes, and tons of amazing photographs and hilarious illustrations, Weird Zone: Sports is the ultimate addition to every sports addict's library.

Includes index.

Going solo. Zorbing -- Finger jousting/tow wrestling -- Pillow fighting -- Volcano surfing -- Extreme pogo -- Joggling -- Skyaking/ sky surfing -- Wingsuit flying -- Chessboxing -- Tough guy competition -- Extreme ironing -- Kite fighting -- You'll never see this at the Olympics -- Go team! Unicycle hockey -- Swamp soccer -- Royal Shrovetide football -- Bossaball -- Slamball -- Quidditch -- Human tower building -- Irish road bowling -- The wackiest sports stuff around -- Off to the races. Shovel racing -- Wok racking -- Cheese racing -- 24-hour races -- Street luging -- Rubber duck race -- Henley-on-Todd regatta -- General wacky races -- Toilet bowl races -- Lawn mower racing -- Extreme sports venues -- Wet, wild, & weird water sports. Bog snorkeling -- Underwater golf -- Underwater bike race -- Around the world yacht race -- Riverboarding -- Pumpkin racing -- Stone skipping -- Splashdiving -- Underwater wrestling -- Underwater hockey -- Strange moments in sports -- Catch a chill. North Pole marathon -- Downhill ice cross -- Winter cycling -- Ice golf -- Indoor skiing -- Hangboarding -- Yukigassen -- Snow kayaking -- Ice yachting -- Speed flying -- Weird world records.

Looks at some of the stranger sports played around the world, including skyaking, slamball, shovel racing, street luging, and underwater wrestling.

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