Czech / Czech Republic
Kolo. Dopravní prostředek budoucnosti
(The bicycle. The future mode of transportation)
Buddeus, Ondřej
(text)
Janíček, Jindřich
(illus.)
Praha: Paseka, 2024. – 117 p.
ISBN 978-80-7637-489-8
Originally published in the German translation as »Fahr Rad!« [Düsseldorf: Karl Rauch Verlag, 2024]
Non-fiction | Bicycle
Reading age: 10+
White Ravens issue: 2025
Cycling is fantastic! After reading »Kolo«, you’ll have no doubt about it. The passionate cyclist and author Ondřej Buddeus has bundled up all his knowledge and passion for the »dandy horse« in this book, and together with illustrator Jindřich Janíček, he has written an information-packed declaration of love for the bicycle. This non-fiction book for children offers not only the history of its development and many facts in beautifully illustrated and digestable portions, but also celebrates the diversity of the bicycle and its capacity for empowerment. After all, it gives children their first sense of freedom and independence. The bicycle thus becomes a symbol of equality and is the vehicle that lets people nearly fly using their own energy. »Kolo« was first published in German translation and nominated for the 2025 German Children’s Literature Award. The Czech edition won the 2025 Golden Ribbon children’s book award in the non-fiction category. [KW]