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'What's the best fun in the whole village? Riding the patchwork bike we made! A joyous picture book for children by award-winning author 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 numberplate from bark, if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpity-bump over sandhills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home.
'A delightful story from multi-award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, beautifully illustrated by street artist Van T Rudd.' (Publication summary)
Reading Australia
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Unit Suitable ForAC: Year 1 (NSW Stage 1)
Duration3 to 4 lessons per week for 3 weeks
Curriculum Summary
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Themes
childhood, home, making fun, Recycling, relationships, siblings
General Capabilities
Intercultural understanding, Personal and social
Cross-curriculum Priorities
Sustainability
Notes
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For pre-school children.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity
2019
single work
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 January 2019; ABC News [Online] , January 2019;'The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.' (Introduction)
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[Review] The Patchwork Bike
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 60)
— Review of The Patchwork Bike 2016 single work picture book
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[Review] The Patchwork Bike
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 60)
— Review of The Patchwork Bike 2016 single work picture book -
Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 January 2019; ABC News [Online] , January 2019;'The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2019 winner Boston Globe–Horn Book Award — Picture book category
- 2018 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2017 Honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
- 2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book