bikes - World Book Online

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Bikes
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Bikes
B11
Lexile reader measure 350L
Bikes long ago were different
It looks like bikes are here to
from bikes today. Then, people
stay!
had to push bikes with their feet.
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Early bikes had wooden wheels.
today.
But many people still ride bikes
as well as for play.
wheels were taller than you are!
Some people rode bikes to work
wheels. Some of these big
Long ago there were no cars.
Next came bikes with big
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Now we have cars, trucks, and
It was bumpy riding on bikes
planes.
with wooden wheels.
Then came bikes more like the
they were easier to ride.
wheels were the same size.
These bikes had rubber tires. So
ones we have today. Their two
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These bikes were hard to get on.
bikes for little kids.
grown-ups. They had little
Stores had big bikes for