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The Patchwork Bike
The Patchwork Bike | Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van T Rudd
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SELECTED AS A CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) NOTABLE PICTURE BOOK 2017 '..beautifully written and incredibly powerful..' BOOKS AND PUBLISHING When you live in a village at the edge of the No-Go Desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack. You can even make a numberplate from bark, if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpity-bump over sandhills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home. A delightful story from multi-award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, beautifully illustrated by street artist Van T Rudd.
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The Patchwork Bike | Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van T Rudd
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#SchoolSpirit Day 23: #Bicycle - The entire story is uplifting, irreverent, and filled with energy. The Afterword written by both the author and the illustrator is also illuminating as it speaks of their influences, their background, and the visual codes embedded in the narrative. Definitely a must-read and must-have. My review of two picturebooks about #Bicycle: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lDS

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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 1mo
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The Patchwork Bike | Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van T Rudd
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#IdiomInsight Day 10: You will not literally #BreakALeg even if you on this patchwork bike. The entire story is uplifting, irreverent, and filled with energy. The Afterword written by both the author and the illustrator is also illuminating as it speaks of their influences, their background, and the visual codes embedded in the narrative. My full review of this joyful book from Australia: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lDS

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Eggs 🤗👌🏼🤩 14mo
tokorowilliamwallace Excellent illustration and artwork. 14mo
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The Patchwork Bike | Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van T Rudd
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This book has the most beautiful artwork and celebrates Black kids‘ joy. It‘s just lovely.

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The Patchwork Bike | Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van T Rudd
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The art in this picturebook is GORGEOUS.

wanderinglynn Wow, that‘s fantastic. 👍🏻💜 6y
ness @wanderinglynn It's so gorgeous. The illustrator painted on cardboard! 6y
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