Title |
Wheels of change how women rode the bicycle to freedom (with a few flat tires along the way)
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Names |
Macy, Sue.
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Book Number |
DB073553
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Follows the development of women's bicycles in the 1880s and 1890s and explores the impact of the two-wheeler on everyday life during the beginning of women's liberation. Discusses celebrity cyclists, reaction to the new transportation mode, and fashion changes to accommodate riding. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011.
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Narrator |
Daval, Nicola.
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Local Subject |
Young Adult Book - YA
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Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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History, United States - HUS
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Juvenile Book - JU
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History - HST
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Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Sports & Recreation - SPO
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Audience Notes |
Female narrator.
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For grades 5-8.
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LC Subject |
Cycling for women - United States - History - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j796.6082 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2011
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2011 (NLS, recording studio)
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011. 9781426307614
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