The Boy Who Biked the World: On the Road to Africa
- ISBN-10
- 1903070759
- ISBN-13
- 9781903070758
- Category
- Adventure stories
- Pages
- 113
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Alastair Humphreys
Description
Tom is a boy from England who dreams of being an adventurer. Everyone tells him he's crazy, so he decides to prove them wrong by going around the world on his bike! The first book of Tom's adventures follows him across Europe and from the top to the bottom of Africa.
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