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Born to ride a story about bicycle face

In Rochester, New York, in 1896, Louisa Belinda Bellflower defies convention and ignores her brother's warnings by learning to ride a bicycle. Includes a history of bicycling and its connection to the women's rights movement.

Main Author: Theule, Larissa (Author)
Other Authors: Garrity-Riley, Kelsey (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Subjects:
Bicycles and bicycling > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > New York (State) > Rochester > Juvenile fiction.
Families > New York (State) > Rochester > Juvenile fiction.
Rochester (N.Y.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Summary: In Rochester, New York, in 1896, Louisa Belinda Bellflower defies convention and ignores her brother's warnings by learning to ride a bicycle. Includes a history of bicycling and its connection to the women's rights movement.
Physical Description: 27 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN: 9781419734120
1419734121
Author Notes: Larissa Theule holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of several picture books, including Kafka and the Doll and Mouseboat . She lives in Pasadena, California, with her family.



Kelsey Garrity-Riley earned her degree in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She illustrates books, magazines, greeting cards, and window displays. She lives in Brooklyn.

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