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    Pedal It!: How Bicycles are Changing the World

    By Michelle Mulder

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    Pedal It! celebrates the humble bicycle and shows you why and how bikes can make the world a better place

    From the very first boneshakers to the sleek racing bikes of today, from handlebars to spokes to gear sprockets, bicycles have continued to capture our collective fascination. Not only can bikes be used to power computers and generators, but they can also reduce pollution, promote wellness and get a package across a crowded city—fast! Informative but not didactic, Pedal It! encourages young readers to be part of the joy of cycling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateApr 1, 2015
    ISBN9781459804265
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    Pedal It!: How Bicycles are Changing the World
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    Michelle Mulder

    Michelle Mulder is the founding author of and has written numerous titles in the Orca Footprints series including Pedal It!, Every Last Drop, Trash Talk and Home Sweet Neighborhood. They have also written several works of fiction including The Vegetable Museum and Not a Chance. Michelle lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

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    • 4/5
      These two books, new from the Orca Footprints series, explore the different ways in which kids around the world can contribute through food growth and consumption and bike riding. Both books are packed with facts, colorful photographs depicting situations from many different cultures and and countries, and personal narratives that describe the ways in which the authors, themselves, work to be a part of the choices they recommend readers might engage in to make the world a better place. Each chapter starts with a "riddle" that acts more like a knock knock joke, is sprinkled with "food" or "bike" fact inlays, and covers a wide breadth of information within each subtopic. In Nikki Tate's Down to Earth, she discusses the dozens of ways kids can get involved in planting, growing, raising and harvesting their own food; covering topics like fruit and vegetable farming, raising farm and working animals, and selling or trading goods. Michelle Mulder's Pedal It! starts from the inception of the bicycle, its history throughout the world, the different ways in which different cultures use bikes in their daily activities, and how cycling culture is changing the world. Both authors include multiple insets that connect their words and advice to their own, personal experiences with their topics, which adds flavor and authenticity to the text. Though the photos in both books are well-composed and artful, the captions are over-crowded. The content, itself, is also a little advanced for its target audience with text-packed pages and large words that might be too big. Both books would benefit from a pronunciation guide and glossary, which are unfortunately absent. Both books include tables of content, "riddles", fact inlays, resources for further study, and indices. Recommended.