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Illustrations and brief text evoke a bicycle ride, with its ups and downs, sweeping turns, and vivid views.

Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars, and even elephants, and his work as a circus performer.

Five little ducks ride bicycles and gather apples to make a sweet treat.

"Mountain biking is a combination of physical discipline, technique, and mindset, all of which young riders need to grasp, not just for the sport, but more importantly the life lessons. This book is more than brilliance in basics. It combines mental and physical ideologies to nurture the mindset of young mountain bikers"--.

When Lulu graduates to a bicycle with training wheels, rusty, old Trike feels lonely in the garage and worries about Lulu's safety on her shiny, new bike.

"Rosie is a little pig determined to learn how to ride a bike and see the world, no matter how many mishaps it takes for her to get there!"--

When Ruben, who longs to have a bike like his friend Sergios but his family cannot afford, finds money in a grocery store, he has to make a tough decision about what to do with it.

A Tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help his parents carry goods to market, but then he discovers that in spite of all he has saved, he still does not have enough money.

Little Etta the elephant visits her aunt's house in Cycle City, where everybody rides a bicycle, and the streets are crowded with many unique bikes that are waiting for the parade to begin.

"Chirri and Chirra bike through town and discover all sorts of personalities and treats along the way"--