Lance in France

by Ashley MacEachern, Michelle Barbera (Illustrator)

In addition to staying on the road and leading the pack, the world's most famous bike rider has to avoid cows and maneuver through a swarm of bees in order to reach the finish line in first place in the most popular race in the world, the Tour de France.

Genres: Picture Books, Sports

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Emily Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first biography book I chose to review was Lance in France. This book is all about Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist, competing in the Tour de France. First the author describes Lance as being the strongest, toughest, and fastest bike rider ever. He is always the one wearing the yellow outfit and pedaling very fast. He rides through several obstacles like rain, a swarm of bees, screaming fans, the sea, a headache, a stomachache, a herd of cows, and a flat tire but he never stops. He just keeps pedaling faster and faster until he wins first place in the race. The age range for this book are children from the primary to intermediate ages. This book is an inspiration to anybody who feels like they can not do something. All they have to do is try and work very hard so that one day their dream can be reached. This book has many artistic elements to it. First, it is very colorful. There is an array of color on every page. Also, the people in the book look life like. All of the people and animals have a definite shape to them. There is also a clear line between all of the different colors. The text is creative as well. In one sentence, it says that is head feels woozy and the word woozy is off balanced. When the author talks about the bees, she says that they buzzZZ all around. I would definitely recommend this book. It is an easy and fun book to read. Not only is it inspirational but there is also a letter on the last page of the book from Lance Armstrong himself. He just tells the reader to never give up on their dreams and to imagine what it would feel like to complete something that seemed impossible. It is a real story too. All of the obstacles that the illustrator drew have all happened to Lance throughout his many races. He has gotten stung by a bee and he has won a Tour while battling a stomachache. If Lance Armstrong can compete in and win seven Tours than the reader should be able to do anything that they set their minds to!

[Monica Albright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay so my family is currently watching the Tour de France...as we do every year...and we found this treasure at the library.
It's a little young for my girls, but it was interesting to read the quote from Lance, and compare the events in the back to the ones that we've actually seen live...plus it has quite a few "Where's Waldo" type seek and finds.

[Mark Heeyeaah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a neat book for kids. It emphasizes determination with a "dust yourself off and get back in the saddle" motif that epitomizes Lance Armstrong. And it was a gift from a very special girl, so a treasured possession for me.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just in time for Lance's return to cycling - strange how that happens......
The illustrations in this book of the people reminded me of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" video and therefore, creeped me out a little. But, it's colorful and the story is great for little kiddos. Not bad.

[Hank · Rating 1 out of 5]

You know it's bad if I, Mr. Cyclist, give a picture book about Lance one star...

[N · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is about endurance. something i have none of.

[Erica · Rating 1 out of 5]

Starting my Tour reading early this year . . .

[Craig Brantley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughters favorite book hand down. I typically don't add such books to Goodreads, but this one is special. The illustrations are really good.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book

[Allisa Zamarripa-Garza]

Beautiful illustrations!!!