The Best Book of Bikes (Paperback)

Allan Moon

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The Best Book of Bikes Book Description

The Best Book of Bikes is a multi-faceted and comprehensive look at everything to do with bikes.

The Best Book of Bikes builds on the well-respected name of Popular Mechanics for Kids(TM), which boasts a successful television series, website, and line of merchandise.

Discover how bikes evolved from two-wheeled toy horses into today's lean, mean, pedaling machines. Meet some of the world's great cycling heroes. Delve into the mechanics of how bikes work. Get gunky as you become a bonafide grease monkey.

This high-energy, entertaining, and informative book is a must for all bike owners.

Features include: Incredible facts about the history, invention, science, heroes, and culture of bikes Lively language and illustrations demystify the mechanics of biking Easy-to-follow illustrations with simple step-by-step instructions show kids exactly what they need to do to maintain their bikes Amazing and off-the-wall biking stories, stunts, and feats pop up throughout the pages Interactive puzzles, games, and activities get kids thinking about the mechanics of biking An easy-to-use glossary of technical terms, such as crank, derailleur, and sprocket - valuable definitions in simple language

About the Author :

Amy Pinchuk has contributed to The Best Book of Bikes as an author. Amy Pinchuk, a doctor of engineering, is uniquely qualified to create these innovative, high-quality "Popular Mechanics for Kids(TM)" books. In addition to running her own consulting firm, which specializes in high-tech communication and navigation systems, Amy is also involved with the European Space Agency, Canadian Navy, Natural Sciences Research Council and is a professor of engineering at McGill University. Amy enjoys raising and riding horses, stone sculpting, photography and skiing. She is also the very involved mother of four active kids. She lives just outside Montreal, Quebec.

Book Details

Title:	The Best Book of Bikes
Publisher:	Maple Tree Press
Author:	Amy Pinchuk, Tina Holdcroft, Allan Moon
Edition:	Paperback
Language:	English
ISBN:	1894379446
EAN:	9781894379441
No. of Pages:	64
Publish Date:	2003-05-31
Binding:	Paperback

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