Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (with a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) (History (US)) - Hardcover

Macy, Sue; National Geographic Kids

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1426307616 ISBN 13: 9781426307614

Publisher: National Geographic Kids, 2011

Synopsis

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 done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world."

NCSS―Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012

School Library Journal Best Books of 2011

Finalist YALSA Excellence in Non Fiction for Young Adults

SLJ’s 100 Magnificent Children’s Books of 2011

Amelia Bloomer List

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About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1426307616
• ISBN 13: 9781426307614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96