Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)

Publisher Marketing: NCSS--Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012 School Library Journal Best Books of 2011 Finalist YALSA Excellence in Non Fiction for Young Adults SLJ's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2011 Amelia Bloomer List Take a lively look at women's history from aboard a bicycle, which granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women's liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, "Wheels of Change" transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, "has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world." Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2011 pg. 64 (EAN 9781426307621, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2011 (EAN 9781426307621, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 193 (EAN 9781426307621, Hardcover) - *Starred Review New York Times Book Review 05/15/2011 pg. 19 (EAN 9781426307621, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2011 pg. 97 (EAN 9781426307621, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2011 pg. 118 (EAN 9781426307621, Hardcover) School Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 77 (EAN 9781464043222, Downloadable Audio) - *Starred Review Audio File 12/01/2012 pg. 63 (EAN 9781464043222, Downloadable Audio) Booklist 02/15/2011 pg. 64 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2011 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 193 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2011 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2011 pg. 97 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2011 pg. 118 (EAN 9781426307614, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Macy, Sue Sue Macy is a lifelong baseball fan and has been a writer and editor for children and young adults for more than fifteen years. A member of Princeton's first women's softball team as an undergraduate, she is now an editorial director in the magazine division of Scholastic Inc. She lives in Englewood, New Jersey.