The oldest Marriss brother, fourteen-year-old Dewey, attempts to be the "embodiment of responsibility" as he juggles the management of the family's bicycle repair business while sharing the household and farm duties with his siblings after a sudden energy crisis strands their parents far from home.

Bonnie O'Boy really wants a bicycle, but when she gets one, she forgets to do something that is very important.

Five little ducks ride bicycles and gather apples to make a sweet treat.

Even though he has outgrown his tricycle, a boy hides it at his family's yard sale until just the right smaller child comes along. Includes glossary of Spanish words used.

Left at the Mostly Silent Monastery as a toddler and home-schooled by a retired nun, twelve-year-old Bicycle rides cross-country to meet a famous cyclist who she hopes will be her first friend.

"Chirri and Chirra bike through town and discover all sorts of personalities and treats along the way"--

Chirri and Chirra bicycle beneath the waves, discovering the beauty of coral and the deliciousness of marine edibles. Chirri and Chirra are pedaling along when they find a cave. At the end of the tunnel, they see a light. Oh! They are under the sea! They pedal through a maze of color and pass through an opening in the seaweed, into a scene of seashells of all colors and shapes. Naturally, they come upon sea treats, such as parfait ? la conch and...

In their second adventure to reach the US market, Chirri & Chirra become very small, and so are able to explore the magical world hidden away in a mound of tall grass. Filled with friendly, industrious bees and equally inventive bugs, this is a book that brings the lovely particularity of life in Japan??marked by food and nature??to young readers here. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kaya Doi graduated with a degree in design from Tokyo Zokei University. She...