The Boy Who Biked the World: Part One: On the Road to Africa
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By Alastair Humphreys, and and, Tom Morgan-Jones
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48 reviews
Ages 9 – 12 years
Discover Africa by bicycle in book 1 of a delightful children’s adaptation of Alastair Humphrey’s journey around the world.
In this charming caricature of Alastair Humphreys’ infamous circumnavigation of the world on his bike, children are swept along with the character of Tom, an adventurous boy who feels there must be more to life than school.
The first part of The Boy Who Biked the World follows Tom leaving England, cycling through Europe and all the way through Africa to the tip of South Africa. Along the way, young readers are introduced not only to the various fascinating landscapes he passes through, but also to the various people who so happily embrace him as he traveled on his journey.
With engaging illustrations, postcards, and journal entries throughout, this book provides an immersive experience for any young adventurer.
Reviews
The Boy Who Biked the World: Part One: On the Road to Africa by Alastair Humphreys, and illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones is a very good book!
I so much liked the book,it’s a fiction book l like Tom because he knew his adventure and worked towards it,the book is very interesting because it has great stories about Tom who biked the world ,so I highly recommend this book because it is a great book to read.
True story!
This book was amazing. I borrowed a copy of this book from my teacher at school and read it. Even though it was short, It was really interesting. Tom still has a long way to go! My class are now reading the second one together
I'm really not sure what to make of this book! I really had to get over the fact that this could never happen and then get on with enjoying the snippets of facts about the countries that Tom travelled through. Great for children interested in Geography . Aimed at 8+
I liked this book because each chapter takes you to a new place, and the drawings are fantastic. The writing is very visual and descriptive.
Great story cleverly done.
It was just about a boy who travels and they was more parts of the book of it to read, but I would recommend to people who like geography.
This was a fictional book, the character I liked the most is Tom because he was told that he could not even make it to Africa but at the end of the book. I would recommend to people that would like to travel the world when they are older. 7-12 yrs old
It was a brilliant read because it was really energetic and lively but the author didn’t rush to get to an exiting moment , so I would say it is an interesting and slow moving book.
a brilliant book for people like tom in the story.
I would recommend it because it tells you facts about the world
I thought this was a really good book.
I liked the character called Tom.
I would definitely recommend this book to everyone!
I liked his friends along the way! And his journey to AFRICA!!!! And I might recommend. PS I finished it a long time ago this summer...!!
It is about a boy who one day in class said out loud I’m going to go round the world. So he does and this book tells of his adventures to Africa. My favourite character is Tom because he is determined to follow his dreams. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure books and learning about the world.
I loved it, it was really amazing when he went through the desert. My favourite character was Tom. I would love to recommend it to somebody else.
It teaches you about other countries and languages
It showed you how to speak a different language
A thrilling adventure about a wannabe bike-rider
He had a lot of self-belief and went through lots of highs and lows in the book.
This book is about a boy who wanted to bike the world. Everyone teased him that he couldn't do it, but one day he road the whole of Africa and saw many places like pyramids secret underground passages and many more!
I loved learning about different places in Africa. Tom is very brave.
I loved this book because I love my bike, bananas and adventure. Now I want to try all the food and ride around the world.
Loved Toms adventures through Europe and all the fun places he went. We looked at a big map and followed him. Would definately recommend.
It was interesting yet a bit boring overall I would have preferred it to be a all of the world collection instead of having to buy the next one now I have finished it
Interesting yet boring at the majority of times
It is interesting and tells you about lots of different countries and things about them like their buildings and food. It's fun
I really like cycling and I'm interested in the world.
This was a great book about cycling around the world.
A really fun adventure. I would like to travel around the world!
I loved this adventures book which takes rights round from England to Africa as though you were there.
If I had to describe this book in 3 words it would be: Adventure, Resilence and Challenge.
