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Author: Sue Macy
Genre: Nonfiction
Grade level(s) appropriateness: 5 and up
A brief synopsis/review: Wheels of Change explores how bicycles positively impacted the role of women in American society during the late 19th century. Before then, women's lives were restricted with most not having any means of transportation. As soon as bicycles were created, women found freedom and fame in their lives.
Noteworthy features or issues with text: The book was created by National Geographic. It reads more like a magazine than a history book. It features vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs. The text is also informational with a timeline of highlights in cycling and women's history.
Teaching ideas: Students could write about the first time they rode a bike, addressing the following questions: Who taught you how to ride a bike? What did it feel like when you took your first spin? Students could also compare and contrast different forms of transportation- bicycles versus cars, boats, walking, etc. Students could also explore how people use bikes in their daily lives- compare and contrast their use in the past to now.
Curriculum tie-ins and/or related activities: This book could be tied in to any content area. For example, students could learn about women's rights in social studies. Students could compare and contrast now and then in regards to fashion, sports, transportation- bicycles, history, the role of women, and society. Students could also explore the impact of inventions on history or groups by social affiliations.
Read aloud suitability: No, this book would be difficult to read aloud.
Connections to other texts/content areas: Wheels of Change connects to the following books: Wheel Within a Wheel by, Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride by, and Tillie the Terrible Swede: How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History by. Similar to Wheels of Change, these books also explore the impact of bicycles on women's lives.
Other additional comments: Wheels of Change won the following awards: NCSS—Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012, School Library Journal Best Books of 2011, Finalist YALSA Excellence in Non Fiction for Young Adults, SLJ's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2011, and Amelia Bloomer List.
Take a look at Sue Macy's Web site, www.suemacy.com
Grade level(s) appropriateness: 5 and up
A brief synopsis/review: Wheels of Change explores how bicycles positively impacted the role of women in American society during the late 19th century. Before then, women's lives were restricted with most not having any means of transportation. As soon as bicycles were created, women found freedom and fame in their lives.
Exploring the impact of the bicycle on
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
Exploring the impact of the bicycle on
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
Exploring the impact of the bicycle on
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
Exploring the impact of the bicycle on
women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
Theme(s): Women, bicycles, freedom, history, change, transportation.women and American life. - See more at: http://www.suemacy.com/books/category/2#sthash.FCcbgUfY.dpuf
Noteworthy features or issues with text: The book was created by National Geographic. It reads more like a magazine than a history book. It features vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs. The text is also informational with a timeline of highlights in cycling and women's history.
Teaching ideas: Students could write about the first time they rode a bike, addressing the following questions: Who taught you how to ride a bike? What did it feel like when you took your first spin? Students could also compare and contrast different forms of transportation- bicycles versus cars, boats, walking, etc. Students could also explore how people use bikes in their daily lives- compare and contrast their use in the past to now.
Curriculum tie-ins and/or related activities: This book could be tied in to any content area. For example, students could learn about women's rights in social studies. Students could compare and contrast now and then in regards to fashion, sports, transportation- bicycles, history, the role of women, and society. Students could also explore the impact of inventions on history or groups by social affiliations.
Read aloud suitability: No, this book would be difficult to read aloud.
Connections to other texts/content areas: Wheels of Change connects to the following books: Wheel Within a Wheel by, Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride by, and Tillie the Terrible Swede: How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History by. Similar to Wheels of Change, these books also explore the impact of bicycles on women's lives.
Other additional comments: Wheels of Change won the following awards: NCSS—Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012, School Library Journal Best Books of 2011, Finalist YALSA Excellence in Non Fiction for Young Adults, SLJ's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2011, and Amelia Bloomer List.
Take a look at Sue Macy's Web site, www.suemacy.com
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