Weird Sports
March 2011 • $6.99
48 pp • paperback
($12.95 hardcover)
7.5 x 10
ISBN: 978-1-936310-03-6
ISBN: 978-1-936310-14-2
Ride a unicycle up a mountain . . . toss a mullet (the fish, not the haircut!) . . . take part in a tug-of-war—with your ear! . . . try lawnmower racing, bog snorkeling, and underwater hockey! You think baseball and basketball are all there is to the world of sports? Think again! A top kids’ author takes readers on an international tour of really, really weird sports. Ostrich racing, underwater hockey, extreme ironing and more are covered with awesome photos, “tips from the pros,” and tons of cool facts about some truly strange ways to have fun. Michael Teitelbaum is the author of The Scary States of America and more than 200 other fiction and nonfiction books for kids. And he’ll be brave enough to reveal his score in turkey bowling in the book!
Here's a list of some of the sports you'll find in this Weird Book!
Bog snorkeling
Underwater hockey
Mullet tossing
Caber tossing
Waterfall kayaking
Extreme unicycling
Lawnmower racing
Toilet Racing
Bed Racing
arctic marathoning
skijoring
Turkey Bowling
Speed Golf
Weird Animal Races: camel, pig, yak, ostrich, man vs. horse
Elephant Soccer
Chess Boxing
Barrel Racing (Italy)
Wife-Carrying (Finland and Estonia)
Cheese Rolling (England)
Kabaddi (India and Pakistan)
Sepak Takraw (Thailand and Malaysia)
Parkour
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics