Name: Noodles on a Bicycle
Author: Maclear, Kyo
ISBN: [978-0-593-70608-4,0-593-70608-0]

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Noodles on a Bicycle

Author: Maclear, Kyo

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Follett Number: 2472AF2
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Random House Studio, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-70608-4
ISBN-10: 0-593-70608-0
LCCN: 2022-049510
Dewey: -E-
Classifications: Fiction; Easy

Subjects:

Bicycles and Bicycling Fiction

Japan Fiction

Noodles Fiction

Picture Books

Tokyo (Japan) Fiction

Children watch in amazement as the bicycle food deliverers of Tokyo stack their noodle bowls like architects, zip through the city like acrobats, and deliver delicious noodles to students, office workers, and families.

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A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets. A CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK . A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book . A BOOKPAGE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND HORN BOOK BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR When the deliverymen set off in the morning, the children wait for the flicker of pedal and wheel. It's the demae-- delivery men-- setting off to deliver steaming trays of noodles to hungry customers all over the city. They are acrobats- whizzing past other bicycles, soaring around curves, avoiding the black smoke of motorcycles. When the children see them, they want to be them. And so they practice with bowls of wobbling water stacked on trays. The day passes, and, finally, exhausted, the demae return home, to their families, and, yes, to steaming bowls of noodles. This beautifully crafted, visually exciting story by a powerhouse author and illustrator team is sure to be adored by food lovers, young and old.

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