Do you know you can go kayaking in a pumpkin? Or chase a cheese downhill? What about underwater cycling or ironing on top of a mountain?

No? Then find out in Wacky Sports - filled with facts about some of the craziest sports on Earth.

Slipstream is a new generation of reading resources specifically designed for struggling and reluctant readers. Through exciting and carefully levelled texts, Slipstream enables readers to accelerate their reading experience.

This book is part of Slipstream LEVEL 2. The 350-word text is levelled for readers with a reading age of 7-9, but its engaging content makes it perfect for a wide range of older readers too.

All texts are levelled by reading experts Dee Reid and Diana Bentley.

This book features in the following series: Edge-Slipstream Nonfiction Level 2, Slipstream .

This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This book is part of a HiLo reading scheme, combining high interest relative to the required reading skill. This reading scheme has multiple levels. This book has been specially written for struggling readers. This book has been specially written for reluctant readers.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anne Rooney has written many fiction and non-fiction books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: 1. Wacky sports
• 2: 2. Pumpkin racing
• 3: 4. Extreme ironing
• 4: 3. Elephant polo
• 5: 5. Cheese rolling
• 6: 6. Underwater cycling
• 7: 7. Dustbin racing
• 8: 8. Zorbing
• 9: 9. Bog diving
• 10: 10. Try it yourself!