Books with title On Bicycles

This book introduces the history of the invention of bicycles, including the early designs and questionable influence of Leonardo da Vinci and Comte Médé de Sivrac, the célérifère, Baron Karl de Drais's draisienne, Kirkpatrick Macmillan and Pierre and Ernest Michaux's pedal and crank improvements, the boneshaker, James Starley's Ariel, the penny-farthing, the ordinary, H.J. Lawson's chain-driven back wheel, John Kemp Starley's Rover Safety model, John Boyd Dunlop's pneumatic tires, and the invention of mountain bikes. Other chapters delve into bicycle parts, from handlebars and derailleurs to wheels and brakes, as well as how these parts work together to keep riders upright and bicycles moving. Other sections cover different kinds of bicycles, including road, mountain, hybrid, bmx, recumbent, and tandem bikes, as well as the designers, manufacturers, salespeople, repairers, messengers, and racers who work with them. Fun facts discuss the Tour de France and inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach and the first motorcycle. The book also addresses the popularity of bicycles, how easily they can be fixed, and their benefits as a healthy form of exercise and an efficient, environmentally friendly form of transportation. Full-color photographs, informative diagrams, glossary words in bold, a graphic timeline, a sidebar on bicycle safety, and an index enhance this engaging, easy-to-read text about bicycles, an everyday invention that exists in the millions worldwide. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

In many respects, children around the world live very different lives. But at the same time, there are vibrant threads that connect them all. This simple photographic series explores these connections by taking readers around the globe to meet people who are both unique and touchingly familiar Learning to ride, racing with friends, hauling goods to market, or getting away from it all, bicycles play an important part in cultures around the world. Bicycles introduces readers to Linh, Mumi, Cidinha, and many others, as they show and tell about how they use their bikes. Hair: Long or short, curly or straight, black, brown, red or yellow, everyone's hair is different. In Hair, you?ll take a delightful journey from Cambodia to Bolivia, to Pakistan and Burkina Faso, as people show and tell about the way they wear their hair. Series info: ? Simple text and charming photos make the books a great way to introduce diversity to young children. ? A world map pinpoints the location o

There are all sorts of bicycles in the world. Some people use them to get to school. Others use them to play with their friends. Here are pictures of people from all around the world using bicycles in lots of different ways. With stunning photographs from Vietnam, Kenya and many more countries, this series is perfect to share with the youngest child. Published in association with Oxfam this series aims to draw parallels between children from many different cultures.