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y separately published work icon The Patchwork Bike single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Patchwork Bike
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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)

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Unit Suitable ForAC: Year 1 (NSW Stage 1)

Duration3 to 4 lessons per week for 3 weeks

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Themes

childhood, home, making fun, Recycling, relationships, siblings

General Capabilities

Intercultural understanding, Personal and social

Cross-curriculum Priorities

Sustainability

Teaching Resources

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Notes

  • For pre-school children.
  • A brief review of this work appeared in The New York Times 21 October 2018

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Lothian , 2016 .
      image of person or book cover 5193983589802833863.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 25th October 2016
      ISBN: 9780734416681, 9780734416698
    • Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Candlewick Press ,
      2018 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 40 p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 2018.

      ISBN: 9781536200317

Works about this Work

Buying Picture Books as Christmas Presents? These Stories with Diverse Characters Can Help Kids Develop Empathy Helen Joanne Adam , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 13 December 2021;

— Review of The Patchwork Bike Maxine Beneba Clarke , 2016 single work picture book ; Two Mates Melanie Prewett , 2012 single work picture book ; My Shadow is Pink Scott Stuart , 2020 single work picture book ; I Want To Be A Superhero Breanna Humes , 2020 single work picture book

'Gifting children books can be about more than just giving them something to read. Books are portals to adventure, imagination and new experiences. Importantly, books can help children understand and appreciate themselves, and those around them.' (Introduction)

Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity Sarah Mokrzycki , 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)

[Review] The Patchwork Bike Thom Barthelmess , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 60)

— Review of The Patchwork Bike Maxine Beneba Clarke , 2016 single work picture book
[Review] The Patchwork Bike Thom Barthelmess , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 94 no. 6 2018; (p. 60)

— Review of The Patchwork Bike Maxine Beneba Clarke , 2016 single work picture book
Buying Picture Books as Christmas Presents? These Stories with Diverse Characters Can Help Kids Develop Empathy Helen Joanne Adam , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 13 December 2021;

— Review of The Patchwork Bike Maxine Beneba Clarke , 2016 single work picture book ; Two Mates Melanie Prewett , 2012 single work picture book ; My Shadow is Pink Scott Stuart , 2020 single work picture book ; I Want To Be A Superhero Breanna Humes , 2020 single work picture book

'Gifting children books can be about more than just giving them something to read. Books are portals to adventure, imagination and new experiences. Importantly, books can help children understand and appreciate themselves, and those around them.' (Introduction)

Eight Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Family Diversity Sarah Mokrzycki , 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)

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