02469cam a2200433 i 4500 679252850 TxAuBib 20230301120000.0 210809s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021288581 9780062908117 hardcover 0062908111 hardcover (OCoLC)1156065688 TXAAL eng rda TXAAL TxAuBib rda Hoyt, Megan. Bartali's bicycle : the true story of Gino Bartali, Italy's secret hero / written by Megan Hoyt ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. First edition. New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] ©2021. 33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle. This compelling nonfiction picture book for elementary-age readers offers a unique perspective on World War II history. It's a strong choice for units on the war and for biographies of lesser-known heroes in history and in sports. Ages 4-8. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 511618. 20230301. Bartali, Gino 1914-2000 Juvenile literature. Tour de France (Bicycle race) Juvenile literature. Picture books. Instructional and educational works. Biographies. Bruno, Iacopo, illustrator. TXAAL