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Wacky sports / Michael J. Rosen and Ben Kassoy ; illustrations by Doug Jones.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: No way!Publisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2014]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0761389822 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
  • 9780761389828 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Not just splashing around: splashdiving -- Knocking your lights out: pillow fighting -- Up, up and away: ditch vaulting -- Take the plunge: octopush -- Set your sights on this swing set: kiiking -- Balls away: yukigassen -- Checkmate, knockout!: chess boxing -- Supersize me: elephant polo -- Bogged down: bog snorkeling -- Wheels of misfortune: cheese rolling -- It's a ski-for-all: watermelon skiing -- Keeping your cool: extreme cold water swimming -- On a roll: rollersoccer.
Summary: Introduces a range of entertaining and unusual sports from around the world, such as chess boxing and watermelon skiing.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796 R813 Available 33111007227115
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796 R813 Available 33111007480458
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sure, you know baseball, soccer, and basketball. But have you heard about kiiking, the Estonian swinging competition? Or chess boxing, the perfect combination of brains and brawn? What about watermelon skiing? Discover a range of entertaining sports from around the world!

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32) and index.

Not just splashing around: splashdiving -- Knocking your lights out: pillow fighting -- Up, up and away: ditch vaulting -- Take the plunge: octopush -- Set your sights on this swing set: kiiking -- Balls away: yukigassen -- Checkmate, knockout!: chess boxing -- Supersize me: elephant polo -- Bogged down: bog snorkeling -- Wheels of misfortune: cheese rolling -- It's a ski-for-all: watermelon skiing -- Keeping your cool: extreme cold water swimming -- On a roll: rollersoccer.

Introduces a range of entertaining and unusual sports from around the world, such as chess boxing and watermelon skiing.

Ages 8-11.

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