Download or read book The Bicycle Garden written by Walter Williams and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirkus Review--The Bicycle Garden Lively, colorful illustrations enhance this family bedtime story about bicycles and magic. What kid doesn't want a shiny new bike? Siblings Timka and Dasha are lucky enough to be able to grow one in their backyard with the help of some magic seeds. It works great at first, but then the bicycle continues to grow until it reaches the sky. The brother and sister, distraught that the bike has become unusable, plant more seeds and grow more bikes, all of which grow and grow until the backyard is a jungle of gigantic tires and metal. The author's colored-pencil illustrations are the book's standout feature, with vibrant primary hues and simplified, exuberant figures that seem influenced by Henri Matisse's work. Each illustration clearly supports its corresponding page of text-no more than one sentence per page-and takes liberties with space, perspective and form in a way that children may find delightfully silly and adults, appealingly modernist. As such, they recall the work of author/illustrators such as Patrick McDonnell and Dahlov Ipcar. One page, in which the children go riding through a jumbled, joyful city, is particularly well-done, as are illustrations that show their tiny house, seen through vast frameworks of brightly colored metal. Bicycles and gardens are almost universal objects of fascination for young children, who will likely see themselves in the inventively named young protagonists. Parents may be tempted to read a larger message into the story-is it a cautionary tale about economic growth and development?-but younger readers will simply enjoy its fantastical theme and its happy, satisfying ending. A charming picture book, full of visual appeal, which may become a family favorite.
Download or read book The Bicycle Garden written by Walter Williams and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could grow a bicycle? Timka and Dasha could, and did in their backyard garden. Soon they discovered the bicycle did not behave; it grew and grew, all the way to the sky. So what did this brother and sister do? They kept planting. Includes five unique activity pagesFull color illustrations / picture book 18mos to 5 yrs
Download or read book The Bicycle Garden written by Walter Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Et si vous pouviez faire pousser un vélo? Timka et Dasha font pousser des vélos dans leur jardin. Ils ont bien vite découverts que le vélo n'était pas sage, il a grandi et grandi jusqu'au ciel. C'est pourquoi, le frère et la soeur ont décidé de continuer à planter. Couleur, 40 pages, 18 mois à 5 ans
Download or read book The Bicycle Garden written by Walter Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could grow a bicycle? Timka and Dasha could, and did in their backyard garden. Soon, they discovered that the bicycle did not behave; it grew and grew, all the way to the sky. So, what did this brother and sister do? They kept planting.
Download or read book How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers written by Mordicai Gerstein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too busy with school, soccer, and other activities, a young boy who wants to cheer up the sad, lonely moon presents the reader with a step-by-step plan for becoming the the first human to bicycle to the moon. Full color.
Download or read book The Bike Repair Book written by Gerard Janssen and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cycling is more popular than ever before: it's healthy, it's cheap and it's better for the environment. People are dusting off their bicycles both for convenience and exercise, or investing in new models. But what do you do if things go wrong with your bike? Most bike problems don't require a visit to a specialist - you can fix it yourself with the right set of a spanners and a little know-how. The Bike Repair Book is your one-stop shop for fixing all bike-related issues, from punctured tyres, brake and gear problems, to broken chains. Illustrated with clear graphics and step-by-step instructions, you'll save money and time by repairing your bicycle yourself.
Download or read book Adventures in Urban Bike Farming written by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equal parts historical document, confessional memoir and social critique, this book tells the story of "Sunroot Gardens," a bicycle-based urban farming operation that the author founded and cultivated in Portland, Oregon, in the early 2000's. Made famous by the local media--including the Willamette Week, Sellwood Bee, Portland Monthly, KBOO, Oregonian and In Good Tilth--Sunroot Gardens blazed trails and pushed boundaries. The text is drawn from the author's voluminous writings at the time and has been supplemented with freshly composed narrative, commentary and analysis.
Download or read book Copenhagenize written by Mikael Colville-Andersen and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban designer Mikael Colville-Andersen draws from his experience working for dozens of cities around the world on bicycle planning, strategy, infrastructure design, and communication. In Copenhagenize he shows cities how to effectively and profitably re-establish the bicycle as a respected, accepted, and feasible form of transportation. Building on his popular blog of the same name, Copenhagenize offers entertaining stories, vivid project descriptions, and best practices, alongside beautiful and informative visuals to show how to make the bicycle an easy, preferred part of everyday urban life.
Download or read book Hero on a Bicycle written by Shirley Hughes and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her first novel, beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things. Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though — and neither have thirteen-year- old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings — with only a bicycle to help them — do against a whole army? Middle-grade fans of history and adventure will be riveted by the action and the vividly evoked tension of World War II.
Download or read book The Military History of the Bicycle written by John Norris and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost as soon as a viable metal-framed bike was invented, it was put to military use, offering a much cheaper, less fragile and less logistically demanding alternative to horse transport. Widely used in many armies from the late 19th century, through both world wars and beyond, the bicycle really is the forgotten war machine. John Norris traces traces the development of military cycling from first experiments, including early (often flawed) designs for armed and multi-passenger versions. He explains how any why bikes were used for rapid movement of infantry units as well as carrying messages and other tasks. First used in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, then by both sides in the Boer War, they were widely adopted throughout Europe before the First World War. In the Second World War, the Japanese used over fifty thousand bicycles in the conquest of Malaya and the German army used over three million, relying on them increasingly as petrol shortages immobilized motor transport. The Allies famously made use of folding and air-dropped bikes in Operation Market Garden and in Normandy. After WW2 bikes were used extensively in Vietnam, particularly along the Ho Chi Minh trail and some European armies maintained specialist bicycle units throughout the Cold War and into the 21st century. Specialized military bikes, collapsible for use by parachutists, are still being made for Special Forces units. John Norris examines the whole history of pedal-powered warfare and illustrates it with an array of high-quality photographs.
Download or read book Bicycling with Butterflies written by Sara Dykman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What a wonderful idea for an adventure! Absolutely inspired, timely, and important.” —Alistair Humphreys, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and author of The Doorstep Mile and Around the World by Bike Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic ups and downs of the nearly nine-month odyssey. We’re beside her as she navigates unmapped roads in foreign countries, checks roadside milkweed for monarch eggs, and shares her passion with eager schoolchildren, skeptical bar patrons, and unimpressed border officials. We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts, from citizen scientists and researchers to farmers and high-rise city dwellers. With both humor and humility, Dykman offers a compelling story, confirming the urgency of saving the threatened monarch migration—and the other threatened systems of nature that affect the survival of us all.
Download or read book The Garden of Rama written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1992-09-01 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition, here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind . . . By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive, mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system—the incontestable proof of an alien technology that far exceeds our own. Now three human cosmonauts are trapped aboard a labyrinthine Raman vessel, where it will take all of their physical and mental resources to survive. Only twelve years into their journey do these intrepid travelers learn their destination and face their ultimate challenge: a rendezvous with a Raman base—and the unseen architects of their galactic home. The cosmonauts have given up family, friends, and possessions to live a new kind of life. But the answers that await them at the Raman Node will require an even greater sacrifice—if humanity is indeed ready to learn the awe-inspiring truth.
Download or read book Grug and His Music written by Ted Prior and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: March to the beat of your own drum, just like Grug! This classic Aussie hero is back from the bush to enchant a new generation of youngsters!
Download or read book Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair written by C. Calvin Jones and published by Park Tool. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BBB-4 Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Calvin Jones is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures, color photos and repair tips for keeping almost any road or off-road bike running smoothly and trouble-free. Whether it's repairing a flat tire, adjusting brakes and shifting systems, truing wheels, or maintaining hub, headset and bottom bracket bearing systems, the BBB-4 has you covered. Thoroughly researched and revised, the 4th edition of the Big Blue Book contains updated photos, torque specifications and troubleshooting tables, along with new content on wheel building, electronic shifting, 12-speed and 1X drivetrains, tubeless tires, disc brakes, headset and bottom bracket standards, and more. Truly an indispensable tool and reference source for both the novice and advanced bicycle mechanic.
Download or read book Sally Jean the Bicycle Queen written by Cari Best and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr). This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sally Jean outgrows her beloved bicycle, Flash, she experiments with various ideas for acquiring a new, bigger one.
Download or read book THE BICYCLE written by Maclean Patrick and published by Alaf 21. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m sorry. I’m sorry I hurt you. I regret saying those things to you. I hate myself for even thinking that I could ever forget what you have done for me. I’m sorry, really sorry. My father was against the idea. He never saw you the way I saw you. I tried to convince him but he’s a strong willed man and seldom backs down from his decisions. I was scared of what he might do to you. That’s why I did what I did.
Download or read book The Bicycle Book written by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica Hart has never forgotten Matthew Landley. After all, he was her first love when she was fifteen years old. But he was also her school maths teacher, and their forbidden affair ended in scandal with his arrest and imprisonment. Now, seventeen years later, Matthew returns with a new identity, a long-term girlfriend and a young daughter, who know nothing of what happened before. Yet when he runs into Jessica, neither of them can ignore the emotional ties that bind them together. With so many secrets to keep hidden, how long can Jessica and Matthew avoid the dark mistakes of their past imploding in the present?
