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• A Potato on a Bike

  Gravel, Elise,

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  The story of one tater's adventures will have the littlest kids giggling.

• Off We Go!

  a Bear and Mole Story

  Hillenbrand, Will,

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  Bear teaches his friend, Mole, how to ride his bike with no training wheels. After many bumps along the road, they make it to their final destination: the Storymobile.

• Big Bike, Little Bike

  Gillis, Kellie DuBay,

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  A charming cast of animals approach the same simple bike, in a story that celebrates how far circumstances, and a bike, can take someone.

• Together We Ride

  Bolling, Valerie,

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  Told in rhyming text, a young African American girl learns to ride a bike, with the help of her father.

• Noodles on a Bicycle

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

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  Learn about the history of Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers. The demae--delivery men--set off to deliver steaming trays of noodles to hungry customers all over the city.

• Emmanuel's Dream

  the True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

  Thompson, Laurie Ann,

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  The inspiring story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist and activist, in spite of a disability.

• The Young Cyclist's Companion

  Drinkell, Pete,

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  This guide explains all the basics: How to choose a bike, cycling techniques and next level cycling. Also includes fun facts and trivia about the unusual habits of famous cyclists, the weirdest, biggest, furthest and longest bikes and journeys, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Major Taylor

  World Cycling Champion

  Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969-

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  The first African American world champion in cycling, Major Taylor faced down challenge after challenge, not least the grueling Six-Day Race, a test of speed, strength, and endurance.

• The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

  Uss, Christina,

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  Left at the Mostly Silent Monastery as a toddler and home-schooled by a retired nun, twelve-year-old Bicycle rides cross-country to meet a famous cyclist who she hopes will be her first friend.

• Celebrate Bike Month: for ages 2-12 from Multcolib Families — a staff-created list from Multnomah County Library | Multnomah County Library | BiblioCommons

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  Find even more bike books for kids on this list.

• You and a Bike and a Road

  Davis, Eleanor, 1983-

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  The author provides an illustrated, autobiographical travelogue of her eight-week, nearly 2,000-mile bicycle journey from her parent's home in Tucson, AZ, to her own house in Athens, GA.

• Two Wheels Good

  the History and Mystery of the Bicycle

  Rosen, Jody,

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  The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly at odds with our technological age, and yet we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people travel by bicycle than any other form of transportation. Rosen reshapes our understanding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Cyclists

  the Race for Inclusion

  Turpin, Robert J.,

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  Cycling as a sport emerged in the late 1870s, and Black Americans participated alongside white competitors. Turpin highlights the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport’s early days, and demonstrates that Black cyclists used the bicycle both…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bike Battles

  a History of Sharing the American Road

  Longhurst, James Lewis

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  A historian and avid cyclist traces the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.

• Bikes, the Universe, and Everything

  Feminist, Fantastical Tales of Bikes and Books

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  This collection of short stories and one comic explores the fantastical possibilities of travel by bike.

• How Cycling Can Save the World

  Walker, Peter

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  Car culture has ensnared much of the world, but as the high cost of the automobile is made clearer, Walker argues that the simplest way to tackle many of these problems at once is with one of humankind's most perfect inventions--the bicycle.

• Bike Storytimes | Multnomah County Library

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  Stop by one of our special bike-themed storytimes in May — kids will get a free bike light while supplies last!

• Bike to Books 2022 Pre-K to 2nd grade first-place winner: Reading Octopus -- from Multcolib

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  During May, Multnomah County Library and the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation celebrate National Bike Month with the Bike to Books design contest. Anita’s winning design will be installed on a street near Sellwood-Moreland Library by PBOT…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bike to Books 2022 3rd to 6th grade first-place winner: Mushrooms and Why They Matter -- from Multcolib

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  During May, Multnomah County Library and the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation celebrate National Bike Month with the Bike to Books design contest. Poppy’s winning design will be installed on a street near Hollywood Library by PBOT striping…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bike to Books 2022 7th to 12th grade first-place winner: Petals of a Rose Bike -- from Multcolib

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  During May, Multnomah County Library and the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation celebrate National Bike Month with the Bike to Books design contest. Liliana’s winning design will be installed on a street near Holgate Library by PBOT striping…Read moreRead more of this annotation