Pedal Pusher
how one woman’s bicycle adventure helped change the world
$48.10
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2025
Summary
Around the World on Two Wheels: The Incredible Journey of Annie Londonderry
Annie Cohen Kopchovsky was ready for an adventure. Not a trip to the store, or a ride around the block - Annie was going to bicycle around the world!
In 1894, when two men bet that no woman could ever bicycle around the world like a man had, Annie was determined to prove them wrong, despite the fact that she didn’t even know how to ride a bike!
Dressed in a long skirt, she began her journey i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250837127 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 125083712X |
| Author: | Mary Boone, Lisa Anchin |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 216mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Children will embrace this fast-paced tale about an indomitable adventurer.” -Kirkus
“This absorbing picture book chronicles how Annie used ingenuity and grit to complete the journey.”–Booklist
About The Author
Mary Boone
Mary Boone has ridden an elephant, skydived, and eaten dozens of cricket cookies - all in the interest of research for her books and articles. She has written 60-plus nonfiction books for young readers. Mary lives in Tacoma, Washington, where she shares an office with an Airedale Terrier named Ruthie Bader.
Lisa Anchin has been drawing since she could hold a pencil and making up stories since she could speak. She is often holed up in her studio stringing words together and compulsively doodling, but she also loves meeting other kidlit folks and volunteers as the Illustration Coordinator for SCBWI’s Metro NY Chapter. She is the author/illustrator of THE LITTLE GREEN GIRL and THE PAPER BIRD. Lisa lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two daughters, and two studio cats.
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