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Pedal Power by Allan Drummond

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Pedal Power

How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World

Allan Drummond

Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · March 28, 2017

Reading lane: Cycling

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Streets in Motion

A lively picture-book history of how women and children helped make Amsterdam safer for cyclists.

Come here for

  • A people-powered story of protest and safer streets
  • Bicycles, community action, and a city transformed

Expect

  • Accessible nonfiction in picture-book form
  • A social history with plenty of pedal power

Book Details

Authors
Allan Drummond
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published
March 28, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Cycling · Cycling Travel
Reading lane
Cycling

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Europe for Young Readers

  • Ecosystems & Environment

  • Cycling

About This Book

Pedal Power is a nonfiction picture book about the women and children who led the social movement that made Amsterdam the most bike-friendly city in the world! 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...

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Pedal Power is a nonfiction picture book about the women and children who led the social movement that made Amsterdam the most bike-friendly city in the world! 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.

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