The Patchwork Bike
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 2016 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

The Patchwork Bike

Written by Maxine Beneba Clarke · Illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd

In a desert village, siblings craft a unique bike for wild adventures.

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40 pages· 215 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud· ~420L
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In a remote village by the no-go desert, siblings transform everyday items into a one-of-a-kind bike. With tin-can handlebars and wood-cut wheels, they race over sand hills, past their exasperated mum, and through their mud-walled home. What adventures await on this patchwork creation?

From the publisher

When you live in a village at the edge of the no-go desert, you need to make your own fun. That’s when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe Mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack. You can even make a license plate from bark if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for whooping and laughing as you bumpetty bump over sand hills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.9
F&P level
~L
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
501940
Publication
Published
September 11, 2018
First published
October 25, 2016
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781536200317

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