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Gold Medal for Weird

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Kevin Sylvester

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kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Gold Medal for Weird written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5784

Paperback CAD $7.95 978-1-55453-021-2 Grades: 2 and up Ages: 7 and up Health & Physical Education Sport Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell V Grade Level 5/6 Accelerated Reader 5.8 MG © 2007 BW 7 x 7 112 pages	The world's greatest sporting events, chock-full of guts, glory and going for gold. If you want to read about that, you'd better look elsewhere. The gold medals handed out in this book are for inept athletes, shameful scandals, freakish weather, cheaters, chokers and much worse. But it's not all bad. You'll also read about athletes who went from chump to champ and warm your heart to stories of high-stakes heroism and fair play. There may still be hope for humans — and sports competitions! Read about • unbeatable runners who tested positive for turtle's blood and caterpillar fungus • the snowboarder whose hot-dog move cost her a gold medal • live animal hunting, dueling with pistols and other events now (thankfully) discontinued • a medal-winning gymnast with a wooden leg • the sailor who gave up a chance at the gold medal to save a drowning competitor Awards 2009 Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association, winner 2007 Diamond Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice , shortlist 2007 Junior Library Guild Premier Selection, winner Reviews “It’s not really a sports but a human nature report, and very funny.” — Times-Colonist, December 2007 “Gold Medal for Weird is a fun book to read and to share” — CM Magazine, November 2007

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Gold Medal for Weird written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5784

Paperback CAD $7.95 978-1-55453-021-2 Grades: 2 and up Ages: 7 and up Health & Physical Education Sport Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell V Grade Level 5/6 Accelerated Reader 5.8 MG © 2007 BW 7 x 7 112 pages	The world's greatest sporting events, chock-full of guts, glory and going for gold. If you want to read about that, you'd better look elsewhere. The gold medals handed out in this book are for inept athletes, shameful scandals, freakish weather, cheaters, chokers and much worse. But it's not all bad. You'll also read about athletes who went from chump to champ and warm your heart to stories of high-stakes heroism and fair play. There may still be hope for humans — and sports competitions! Read about • unbeatable runners who tested positive for turtle's blood and caterpillar fungus • the snowboarder whose hot-dog move cost her a gold medal • live animal hunting, dueling with pistols and other events now (thankfully) discontinued • a medal-winning gymnast with a wooden leg • the sailor who gave up a chance at the gold medal to save a drowning competitor Awards 2009 Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association, winner 2007 Diamond Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice , shortlist 2007 Junior Library Guild Premier Selection, winner Reviews “It’s not really a sports but a human nature report, and very funny.” — Times-Colonist, December 2007 “Gold Medal for Weird is a fun book to read and to share” — CM Magazine, November 2007

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Gold Medal for Weird written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5784

Paperback CAD $7.95 978-1-55453-021-2 Grades: 2 and up Ages: 7 and up Health & Physical Education Sport Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell V Grade Level 5/6 Accelerated Reader 5.8 MG © 2007 BW 7 x 7 112 pages	The world's greatest sporting events, chock-full of guts, glory and going for gold. If you want to read about that, you'd better look elsewhere. The gold medals handed out in this book are for inept athletes, shameful scandals, freakish weather, cheaters, chokers and much worse. But it's not all bad. You'll also read about athletes who went from chump to champ and warm your heart to stories of high-stakes heroism and fair play. There may still be hope for humans — and sports competitions! Read about • unbeatable runners who tested positive for turtle's blood and caterpillar fungus • the snowboarder whose hot-dog move cost her a gold medal • live animal hunting, dueling with pistols and other events now (thankfully) discontinued • a medal-winning gymnast with a wooden leg • the sailor who gave up a chance at the gold medal to save a drowning competitor Awards 2009 Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association, winner 2007 Diamond Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice , shortlist 2007 Junior Library Guild Premier Selection, winner Reviews “It’s not really a sports but a human nature report, and very funny.” — Times-Colonist, December 2007 “Gold Medal for Weird is a fun book to read and to share” — CM Magazine, November 2007

written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester

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The world's greatest sporting events, chock-full of guts, glory and going for gold. If you want to read about that, you'd better look elsewhere. The gold medals handed out in this book are for inept athletes, shameful scandals, freakish weather, cheaters, chokers and much worse. But it's not all bad. You'll also read about athletes who went from chump to champ and warm your heart to stories of high-stakes heroism and fair play. There may still be hope for humans — and sports competitions!

Read about
• unbeatable runners who tested positive for turtle's blood and caterpillar fungus
• the snowboarder whose hot-dog move cost her a gold medal
• live animal hunting, dueling with pistols and other events now (thankfully) discontinued
• a medal-winning gymnast with a wooden leg
• the sailor who gave up a chance at the gold medal to save a drowning competitor

Curriculum Connections

Health & Physical Education

Sport

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

5/6

Accelerated Reader

MG 5.8

Paperback

978-1-55453-021-2

Reviews

“It’s not really a sports but a human nature report, and very funny.”: — Times-Colonist, December 2007
“Gold Medal for Weird is a fun book to read and to share”: — CM Magazine, November 2007

Awards

2009: Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association, winner
2007: Diamond Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice , shortlist
2007: Junior Library Guild Premier Selection, winner