Children's & YA
Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus
by Steven Herrick
Description
The sun is shining
and today feels like an adventure,
only one I can go on
whenever I want
because I have a bicycle
and friends
and a city
just waiting to be explored.
With their new teacher’s help, the kids in class 5D ride to school together in a bicycle bus. Olivia can fix a puncture in no time and Max can ride on one wheel. Lily wishes she wasn’t quite so wobbly and Jordi’s been waiting forever to ride on the road. Dylan has a speedy getaway from alley cats, Dabir’s glad to be part of a group and Zoe’s bike even has a name (Esmeralda). Everyone loves their new way of getting to school.
But there’s a narrow stretch on Fisher Road with no white line to separate the cyclists from the traffic. Zoe and Max decide they need to make it right, even if that means breaking a few rules.
Award-winning author Steven Herrick’s latest verse novel is an uplifting ode to bike-riding, the environment and fixing the future.
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To deny children the simple joy of riding a bike is an abdication of our parental responsibilities – Guardian article by Steven Herrick
Author Biography
Steven Herrick is the author of twenty-five books for children and young adults. His books have twice won the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards and have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards on nine occasions. He is widely recognised as a pioneer of the verse-novel genre for young adults. He is also the author of eight travel books. He spends nine months of the year visiting schools in Australia and three months on his bicycle, travelling around, pedalling slowly and thinking about his next book. www.stevenherrick.com.au
University of Queensland Press (UQP)
Established in 1948, UQP is a dynamic publishing house known for its innovative philosophy and commitment to producing books of high quality and cultural significance. UQP publishes books for general readers in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, Indigenous writing and youth literature as well as scholarly works. Our books and authors have received national and international recognition through literary prizes. These include the Miles Franklin Literary Award, the ABIAs, the CBCAs, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and the White Raven awards.
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- Publisher UQP
- Publication Date September 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780702263002
- Publication Country or regionAustralia
- FormatPaperback
- Pages248
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
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