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description: In Book 3 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series realizing the only way to end fossil fuels is to get rid of cars best-friend athletes Tilly and Camas write a manifesto for their bicycle ride across the country The Great Petal Pedal Ride. The elders of Burning Man are called upon having just kicked cars out of the playa and the mayor of Netherland bike mecca Utrecht. Add an ominous monopoly of oil barons an elegant musical starlet riding for the cause on Route 66 a glacier wedding proposal and the beloved cast of quirky irreverent humorous friends on the Great Ride to a bike-first car-out world.Bike Rock is Book 3 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series a read-in-an-afternoon novella-length outdoor cli-fi adventure filled with lovable quirky characters in a candy wrapper of laughter irreverence kisses friendship satire bicycles love and magnificent scenic beauty.In these wonderful stories Kalfsbeek addresses important environmental issues through the loving gentle hands of a cast of characters that are easy to connect with. One wants to be part of this healthy gang; it is easy to fall in love with one or two of them. She has found an avenue to address these critical issues that must be talked about but without a heavy hammer. A delightful read that will fill you with hope and a forgotten bounce in your step or pedal. Chris White author of Wind Waves and a Suicidal BoatAvis Kalfsbeek is author of One More Year and Plastic Plankton Books 1 and 2 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series environmental climate adventure fiction. She has an immense love of nature and can be found with her own water dog Teo swimming hiking and biking wherever their human and canine feet lead them. For a most beautiful life she encourages you to ride your bicycle every single day whether you live in a tiny town or a large city with or without your dog rain or shine to the market to the post office to see a dear friend or loved one to stop the plume of destructive CO2 of your footprint and give the planet a fighting chance.
language: English
title: Bike Rock
publisher: Elisabet Alhambra Productions