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"What a helpful and inspiring patchwork of wisdom. Just as I thought of something to add, I'd turn the page and there it already was. Beware of reading this guide. You might soon find yourself on the trail with a group of kids! Heck, you may find yourself inspired to be out there before you even finish it."
- John Seigel Boettner, Santa Barbara Middle School, Carpe Diem Journeys, and author of "Hey Mom, Can I Ride my Bike Across America?
Five Kids Meet Their Country"
"Wow! Holy Smokes! I am impressed! Fine, fine work Adventure Cycling. I think Pedal Pioneers reads well, is informative, stimulating, and thorough. This will no doubt get more young people on the road and on the trail."
- Jim Brady, Santa Barbara Middle School, Educational Safaris and Consulting LLC
"I just received my copy of Adventure Cycling's new Pedal Pioneers and I sat down just to take a quick look and ended up enthusiastically reading it cover-to-cover. Every page is filled with wonderful tips and ideas! I strongly encourage all of you who tour with kids (long or short distances) to grab a copy. There's even a really great list of other resources in the back. I am SO glad I got this book!"
- Margaret Struder, bicycle enthusiast, Ladson, SC
"Pedal Pioneers is a great step forward by Adventure Cycling to empower and educate leaders who already have the ‘want to’ by giving them the ‘know how.’ This book represents some of the best techniques and tips for bringing a youth cycle tour from wild idea to the road."
- Todd Murdock, Talent Search, Cullowhee, NC
"Since Bike Works was in the middle of planning and preparing our new Bicycle Touring Programs for our youth graduates, I was thrilled to receive a copy of Pedal Pioneers last spring! This guide is full of great information, loads of resources, and is long overdue in the special world of planning bike trips for kids. Our summer wouldn't have been such a success without this wonderful handbook. Thanks Adventure Cycling for all of your hard work on this subject!"
- Tina Bechler, Program Director, Bike Works, Seattle, WA
"The Pedal Pioneers program has everything one needs to put a complete bicycle travel program in place right out of the envelope! Or, if you are working in a school setting, it has everything one needs to pitch the program to the administration. I piloted the program in my district for a summer program which turned out to be a huge success. I highly recommend this program for any individual who is working to increase bicycling awareness and related activities in the community."
- Matt Harper, 5th Grade Teacher, Lee's Summit, MO
"Pedal Pioneers is a wonderful addition to the Active Living toolbox. It enables families to extend their active lifestyles to their vacations, and youth group leaders to integrate experiential learning into their curriculum and activities. All this, while introducing children the fun of cycling!"
- Rich Bell, Project Officer, Active Living by Design, Chapel Hill, NC
"Having directed a nonprofit for the past 17 years that focuses on inner city youth and bicycling, I heartily recommend Pedal Pioneers to all who plan any type of bicycle travel with kids. The Guide contains abundant information that leads the user through every phase of planning and guiding an adventure. Hats off to Adventure Cycling for helping everyone not have to 'reinvent the wheel'!!"
-Marilyn Price, Founder and Executive Director, Trips for Kids, San Rafael, CA
"This one-stop resource would be all you'd need to get kids involved with the lifetime activity of cycle touring. It's loaded with the nitty-gritties needed to lead kids onto a life-altering path."
- Ed Rockland, teacher, Palmyra, PA
"This is a great guide for planning and leading bicycle tours involving kids. The systematic treatment of how to prepare beforehand, how to keep things happy on the ride, and how to get home safely, is much appreciated. I like the straightforward binder format with logically arranged information and useful lists. By sharing their experience, [the authors] have given the rest of us a much better chance to join our kids on the successful bicycle tours of which we dream."
- Rosie Hyde, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
This project was made possible with the support of The Henry Family Foundation and Adventure Cycling Association members.
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