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Charming
tour of San Francisco neighborhoods, plus fun facts
about the city. Intricate collage illustrations – look
for a dog, a cat and a baby in every scene. (Picture book)
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Take a trip around San Francisco with Pete and his dog, Larry. After Larry takes a wrong turn on Lombard Street, he runs up Coit Tower, down to Fisherman's Wharf, past the stone lions in Chinatown, through Golden Gate Park, all the way to the ocean at Seal Rock. (Picture book)
Also, San Francisco ABC, Larry and Pete in San Franciso from A to Z.
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"Today
I moved to a twelve acre rock covered with cement." Moose Flanagan was an ordinary 7th grader until his dad takes a job on Alcatraz. Now Moose lives on an island where Al Capone works in the laundry, J. Edgar Hoover gets his pocket picked, and a bunch of kids foil an attempted escape. Three funny, unforgettable adventures on Alcatraz! (Chapter book)
Also, non-fiction history of Alcatraz: Where is Alcatraz?
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Young Jack Fair teams up with Alfred Hitchcock to find out who kidnapped his awful Aunt Edith, and left a chocolate ransom note. Suspense and adventure, sinister criminals and cryptic codes, all the sights of San Francisco. (Chapter book)
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Mira travels back in time to 1864, where she meets Sam Clemens (Mark Twain), working as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco. Searching for her mother, Mira discovers 1860's San Francisco is very different from today – theater revues, free lunches, Chinese men wearing pigtails, banjos for music, fields and gardens in the city center. Sights and scenes of Francisco over time, in this exciting history adventure. (Illustrated chapter book)
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The earthquake lasted only about a minute, but fires burned for three days and night, and much of the city was destroyed. Read about April 18, 1906, and the aftermath, with crumbled buildings, fires caused by leaking gas lines, people escaping the city, excellent historical photos. (Chapter book)
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"The Earth
Dragon is mad." Gripping novel of two families during the San
Francisco earthquake, and the aftermath, the Great Fire. Wonderful
local color – people setting up households on the sidewalk,
pumping water from underground cisterns to fight the fire, escaping
the city on ferries across the bay. (Chapter book)
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It's 1906, and Nick has recently arrived in San Francisco. On the night of the earthquake, Nick leads a little girl and her injured mother to safety, and risks his own life to save his employer's golden dog. A fabulous story that conveys the experience of devastation and heroic efforts after the earthquake. (Chapter book)
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The magic tree house
has spun Jack and Annie back to San Francisco on April 18, 1906. In just
minutes, the whole city begins to shake and roll – it's the
big earthquake. Will they get out of San Francisco before the fires spread?
(Easy reader)
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A cultural tour
of San Francisco's Chinatown. This is a wonderful background for
what you'll see – herb shops with unique aromas, stationery
stores and calligraphy, the Tin How temple, art galleries with brush
paintings, New Year's parades, festivals and dragon lore. (Picture
book)
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Take a trip through the Asian Art Museum here in San Francisco to see Indian sculpture, Korean clothing, Indonesian puppets, ancient bronze rhino from China, dragon vases, Japanese samurai armor and more. The perfect introduction to the museum, before you visit! (Picture book)
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Read about the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the longest suspension bridges in the world – how it was built, how the bridge works, and what is the exact color of the bridge. (Picture book)
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"Maybelle
was a cable car, a San Francisco cable car …" Big Bill
might be a newer, faster bus, but Maybelle is still the best on
the steep hills. Irresistible story of how the people of San Francisco
saved their beloved cable cars, Maybelle is a classic. (Picture book)
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Exciting sights of San Francisco in rhymes and pictures. "Let's sail across the bay and see Alcatraz along the way." Full two-page illustrations, delightful for little ones. (Picture book)
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Take a trip through San Francisco – drive down crooked Lombard St., panoramic views from Telegraph Hill, boats and crabs at Fisherman's Wharf, tasty food in Chinatown, boating in Golden Gate park. Whimsical retro illustrations, this is a classic! (Picture book)
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(More children's
books on other San Francisco pages) |
