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Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) (History (US))
Sue Macy
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Description for Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) (History (US))
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: YNWY. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 260 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 542.
Take a lively look at women's history from aboard a bicycle, which granted women the freedom of mobility and helped empower women's liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, has ... Read more
Take a lively look at women's history from aboard a bicycle, which granted women the freedom of mobility and helped empower women's liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
National Geographic Kids United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781426307614
SKU
V9781426307614
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sue Macy
The National Geographic Kid is curious about the world around them, empowered in the face of challenges and responsible for others and the natural world. Combining these principles with the international educational heritage of Collins, this partnership is a natural fit for books that are funny, weird, exploratory, educational and loved by children.
Reviews for Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) (History (US))
My son loves these books. We started reading National Geographic Kids books when he was about six (he's nine now) and I can honestly say that these books have been instrumental in teaching him to read. - Consumer My kids love these books. ... Read more