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PICTURE BOOKS

Isabella, Jude

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

32 pp. | Kids Can | March, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77138-023-2 $18.95

(2) K-3 CitizenKid series. Illustrated by Simone Shin. North American youth Leo donates his bicycle to an organization that provides bikes to Africans. First, young Alisetta uses it to improve her family's life. Eventually, Big Red is repurposed as a bicycle ambulance. Straightforward, specific prose and upbeat illustrations give readers a sense of how bicycles can be life-changing in other parts of the world; back matter offers a detailed list of ways to help.

Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2015