Noodles on a Bicycle (Caldecott Honor Book)

A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets.

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When the deliverymen set off in the morning, the children wait for the flicker of pedal and wheel. It's the demae— delivery men— setting off to deliver steaming trays of noodles to hungry customers all over the city. They are acrobats: whiz...