Bicycles, Bloomers, and Books about Invention

Birth of the Bicycle by Sarah Nelson and Iacopo Bruno, Candlewick Press
Since 1900, most of kids' riding and rolling has happened on bicycles. It’s no wonder that children love these clever machines. As kids learn to ride, their worlds widen; their independence grows.

Bookstorm™: Princess Posey

Princess Posey and the Crazy, Lazy Vacation
  There have been many papers writ­ten about why chil­dren, teens, and adults like to read books that are pub­lished as part of a series. From The Bobb­sey Twins to Nan­cy Drew to the Box­car Chil­dren to Ency­lo­pe­dia Brown to Goose­bumps to The Babysit­ters Club to Red­wall to War­riors (draw­ing in a long breath) … okay, you get the idea.… more