01649cam a2200325 4500 445956504 TxAuBib 20150121120000.0 141110s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781482412154 pbk. 1482412152 pbk. 9781482415018 lib. binding 1482415011 lib. binding 9781482408768 6-pack 1482408767 6-pack LKR eng LKR TxAuBib Wood, Alix. Wacky throwing sports / Alix Wood. First edition. New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2015. 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. Wacky world of sports. Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. If strength is measured by how much an athlete can lift, than those who compete in caber tossing must be off the charts! The Scottish sport is a big part of the Highland Games, a celebration of the Scottish heritage. Not only do athletes have to lift a caber that weighs about 175 pounds (79 kg), they have to run and throw it! Readers learn about this and other throwing sports, such as cell phone and orange throwing. The sports may seem strange, but the full-color photographs and detailed descriptions of each prove that they draw people from around the world!. 20150121. Sports Juvenile literature. Sports Miscellanea Juvenile literature. Extreme sports Juvenile literature. Wacky world of sports.