| Born to Ride: A Story about Bicycle Face Contributor(s): Theule, Larissa (Author), Garrity-Riley, Kelsey (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1419734121 ISBN-13: 9781419734120 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Cycling - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2018023154 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.5" W x 10.6" (0.98 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Locality - Rochester, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 501068 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Louise Belinda Bellflower lives in Rochester, New York, in 1896. She spends her days playing with her brother, Joe. But Joe gets to ride a bicycle, and Louise Belinda doesn't. In fact, Joe issues a solemn warning: If girls ride bikes, their faces will get so scrunched up, eyes bulging from the effort of balancing, that they'll get stuck that way FOREVER! Louise Belinda is appalled by this nonsense, so she strikes out to discover the truth about this so-called "bicycle face." Set against the backdrop of the women's suffrage movement, Born to Ride is the story of one girl's courageous quest to prove that she can do everything the boys can do, while capturing the universal freedom and accomplishment children experience when riding a bike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Garrity-Riley, Kelsey: - Kelsey Garrity-Riley earned her degree in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She illustrates books, magazines, greeting cards, and window displays. She lives in Brooklyn.Theule, Larissa: - Larissa Theule holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of three forthcoming picture books. She lives in Pasadena, California, with her family. |