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Patchwork Bike

Patchwork Bike

by Maxine Beneba Clarke

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 license plate from bark if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for whooping and laughing as you bumpetty bump over sand hills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home. A joyous story by multi-award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, beautifully illustrated by street artist Van Thanh Rudd.


Ages: 6-9
Illustrated by: Van Thanh Rudd
ISBN: 9781536200317
Price: $15.99
Published by: Candlewick Press

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