# Girl on a Motorcycle - Hardcover

by **Amy Novesky** (Author), **Julie Morstad** (Illustrator)

**A picture book biography by an award-winning team about the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world**

One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world. To go . . . Elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Each place has something to teach her. Each place is beautiful. And despite many flat tires and falls, she learns to always get back up and keep riding.

Award-winning author Amy Novesky and Governor General's Award-winning illustrator Julie Morstad have teamed up for a spectacular celebration of girl power and resilience.

### Author Biography

AMY NOVESKY is the author of _Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois,_ which was a Bologna-Ragazzi Award winner and a _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Book, as well as _Me, Frida,_ winner of the Pura Belpré Honor Award for illustration. She lives outside of San Francisco with her family.

JULIE MORSTAD is the awardwinning illustrator of T_he Dress and the Girl; Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova;_ and _Julia, Child,_ which was a Governor General's Award finalist. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her family.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11 x 9.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 08, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Girl on a Motorcycle

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.4

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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