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The Cable Car and the Dragon
The Cable Car and the Dragon
Author: Herb Caen
The Cable Car and the Dragon is a well-told children's story which takes place in San Francisco. Appropriate to the setting, the story is about a famous cable car and a Chinese dragon. It is delightful and fast-paced, taking its young readers (ages 6-10) frolicking through the streets of San Francisco to the bay at the edge of the city. — A reiss...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780877013907
ISBN-10: 087701390X
Publication Date: 3/1/1986
Pages: 38
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
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2.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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ohdeb avatar reviewed The Cable Car and the Dragon on + 6 more book reviews
I got this for our grandson and living in the San Francisco area he loves it!
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This is a classic children's book.
reviewed The Cable Car and the Dragon on + 3352 more book reviews
Noted 1970s San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen laid aside his sarcastic pen to write this children's book about his beloved San Francisco. Tired of traveling the same route, a San Francisco cable car takes a diffent turn and ends up with a dragon in the Chinatown New Year's celebration. Plentifully illustrated in color.


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