| Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World Contributor(s): Drummond, Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374305277 ISBN-13: 9780374305277 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Cycling - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Europe |
| Dewey: 388.347 |
| LCCN: 2016028791 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.2" W x 10.1" (1.00 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 188671 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. PEDAL POWER is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns with the story of the people that paved the way for safe biking around the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Drummond, Allan: - Author/illustrator Allan Drummond studied at the Royal College of Art. His many books include Tin Lizzie, a Green Earth Honor Book. He lives in Savannah, Georgia, where he is Chair of Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. |