Tillie the Terrible Swede How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History

Name: Tillie the Terrible Swede How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History
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ISBN: 9780375844423

ISBN-10: 0375844422

ISBN-13: 9780375844423

Edition: 2009

Authors: Sue Stauffacher, Sarah McMenemy

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When Tillie Anderson came to America, all she had was a needle. So she got herself a job in a tailor shop and waited for a dream to find her. One day, a man sped by on a bicycle. She was told "bicycles aren't for ladies," but from then on, Tillie dreamed of riding-not graceful figure eights, but speedy, scorching, racy riding! And she knew that couldn't be done in a fancy lady's dress. . . . With arduous training and her (shocking!) new clothes, Tillie became the women's bicycle-riding champion of the world. Sue Stauffacher's lively text and Sarah McMenemy's charming illustrations capture the energy of America's bicycle craze and tell the story of one woman who wouldn't let society's…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 1/25/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Size: 10.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English