[PDF] Golden Gate Park An A To Z Adventure eBook

Author : Marta Lindsey
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1513263021

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Explore California's most visited city park in this A-to-Z adventure! A 2020 Eureka! Honor Award Winner "This book will be an instant classic and resonate with anyone who has ever fallen in love with Golden Gate Park. It is truly gorgeous and really captures the uniqueness of the park." --Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture at the San Francisco Botanical Garden "Did you know that a famous grizzly bear once lived in Golden Gate Park? Or that in 1921, 25 bison escaped their enclosure at night and roamed the streets of the nearby Richmond district? You couldn’t make this stuff up. Written by a GGMG mom of two, this A to Z book will make your family look at GGP with new eyes and will probably inspire you to explore new spots. Fairy doors, anyone." --Golden Gate Mothers Group Magazine "I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed this little picture book. Reading all these fun facts made me pretty curious about the place and I hope I get to visit it for real one day! I recommend this book for kids ages six and up!" --Kids' BookBuzz (Hannah, age 13) "To celebrate Golden Gate Park's 150th anniversary, the San Francisco Parks Alliance and West Margin Press have collaborated to publish this colorful, alphabetical introduction. . . For San Franciscans, and those planning a visit, especially with children, this book suggests a number of intriguing explorations. Especially useful in the region, but also where there's a general interest in geography and destinations." --School Library Journal From A for Artist Ruth Asawa's hanging wire creations in the de Young Museum, to Z for the Zebra on the carousel in the Koret Children's Quarter, this book leads you around San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Park to reveal a range of fun and surprising facts for tourists and locals alike. Step into art, science, nature, and culture by visiting the park's major attractions, like the serene Japanese Tea Garden; discovering secret destinations, like the magical fairy doors hidden in trees; or just relaxing on the green meadows where the bison roam. Included also at the back of the book is a colorfully illustrated map with extra trivia and details on the park's favorite sights. The board book version of this is available as ABCs of Golden Gate Park.

Author : Marta Lindsey
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 15,54 MB
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1513263048

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Explore California’s most visited city park in this A-to-Z adventure! From A for Artist Ruth Asawa’s hanging wire creations in the de Young Museum to Z for the Zebra on the carousel in the Koret Children’s Quarter, this book leads you around San Francisco’s famous Golden Gate Park to reveal a range of fun and surprising facts for tourists and locals alike. Step into art, science, nature, and culture by visiting the park’s major attractions, like the serene Japanese Tea Garden; discovering secret destinations, like the magical fairy doors hidden in trees; or just relaxing on the green meadows where the bison roam. Included also at the back of the book is a colorfully illustrated map with extra trivia and details on the park’s favorite sights. The picture book version of this is available as Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure.

Author : Marta Lindsey
Publisher : Arbordale Publishing
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 25,7 MB
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1628554606

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Little Gray loved his lagoon and the humans who came to visit him there. One day, Mama announces that they must swim north to a far-away sea. At first he is sad to leave his home, but Little Gray soon realizes the importance of their journey. What happens along the way and how does Little Gray help his mother? Swim along with Little Gray as he finds the way to this special, food-filled sea.

Author : R. M. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2008-05
Category : Alphabet books
ISBN : 9780615195728

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Take a journey upon a path that winds into a park full of wild and not so wild creatures from A to Z. This picture book is designed to help children learn their ABC's while identifying much of the animal kingdom--there are over 200 animals to explore. In addition to learning the alphabet, this book was created with the idea of how great it would be to read and connect many animals with their names easily in one book! There is even an index!

Author : Anthony DeAngelis
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 2004-12-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780975485309

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This book is about adventurous boy girl twins who travel through the Golden Gate Park looking for a key. They believe it is a key they can hold but find out it is a feeling in their heart. They learn to be responsible and taking care of the natural resources can be a rewarding experience.

Author : Adam Gamble
Publisher : Good Night Books
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2006-10-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1602197636

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Easy-to-read text introduces the sights of San Francisco, through a full day of sightseeing.

Author : James Ponti
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 22,65 MB
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1534414967

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In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris, the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Service’s MI6 division have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t. Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. She’s also a field ops specialist for the City Spies. Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle. But things don’t go exactly as planned, and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight, it’s not in the way she was hoping. Meanwhile, there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization, offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco, California. But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens, they discover that they are also being investigated. And soon, they’re caught up in an exciting adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents! This mission is hot! The City Spies are a go!

Author : Michael Wertz
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781597143714

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Bursting with civic pride, ABC Oakland encourages children and adults alike to explore the possibilities that "the Town" has to offer.

Author : Michael Elsohn Ross
Publisher : Golden Gate National Park Assn
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781883869205

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The author, with the help of his own family and friends, has sampled and written about approximately thirty adventures, ranging from the very active -- biking in the Marin Headlands -- to perfect rainy-day excursions -- a visit to the San Francisco Maritime Museum,