Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure

Marta Lindsey

Description

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.

Sujets

• Juvenile Nonfiction
• Alcatraz
• Music Concourse
• Ruth Asawa
• Outside Lands
• Haight
• People
• Conservatory of Flowers
• Academy of Sciences
• Alcatraz Island
• Oakland, California
• Stanford University
• Ashbury
• Places
• Olmsted
• John McLaren
• United States
• Presidio
• US
• Oakland
• Stanford
• Île d'Alcatraz
• Berkeley

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 05 mai 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781513263021
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

title pag e
WRITTEN BY MARTA LINDSEY
ILLUSTRA TI ONS BY MICHAEL WERTZ
To my ‘B is for Bel oved’ Dre w, Helena, and Elis e.
And ‘T is for Thank Yo u’ to eve ryo ne who loves and cares for park s! —M.L.
This work is d edicated to my wonderf ul husband, And y.
To the Art Gym (Isabel, Marc os, Owen, and Li z). To my sweet Mom. To Kate, Chris , Sophia, and El iza. An d to my student s, who insp ire me eve ry d ay.
Thank you. —M. W.
Tex t © 2020 by Mart a Li ndsey Illustrations © 2020 by Micha el We rtz
Edited by Michelle McCann
All ri ghts r eserv ed. No part of thi s book may be reprodu ced or transmitted in any fo rm or by any me ans, el ectronic or mec hanical, including photoco pying, recording, or by any inform ation sto rage and retr ieval sy stem, w ithout wr itten p ermission o f the publisher .
Library of Congre ss Cat aloging-i n-Publicati on Data
Names: Li ndsey, Mart a, 1978- author . | Wer tz, Michael, illustrat or . Title: G olden Ga te Pa rk : an a to z adv enture / by Mar ta Lindsey ;
illustrate d by Mi chael W ert z.
Description: [Berke ley, Califo rnia] : Wes t Marg in Pres s, [2 020] | Audience: Age s 6- 8. | Audience: Grad es 2-3 . | Summary : “A w himsical A -to-Z journey through the b est s ights o f California’ s Go lden Ga te Par k”— Provided by publ isher .
Identifi ers: LCCN 20190 46691 (p rint) | LCCN 20190 46692 ( eb ook) |
ISBN 978 151326301 4 ( hardback) | ISBN 9781513 263021 (eb ook) Subjects : LCSH: Golden Gate Park ( San F rancisco, Calif. )—
Juvenile lite rature. | San Francisco (C alif. )— Juvenile l iterature . | English l anguage—Al phabet—Juven ile literat ure. | Alphabet books—Juvenile literature .
Classif ic ation: LCC F869 .S3 7 G64 5 2020 (print ) | LCC F869. S37 (eb ook) | DDC 9 79.4 /61-- dc23 LC record available a t https: // lccn.loc.gov /20 1904669 1 LC ebook r ecord av ailable at https:/ / lccn.loc.gov /20 1904669 2
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IS FOR ARTIST RUTH ASAW A IS FOR ARTIST RUT H ASAW A
P aintings hang o n walls. Scul ptures si t on pedestal s. B ut Ruth Asaw a’s most famous art work hangs from th e ceiling. Y ou ’ll f in d 15 of her wir e creat ions in the de Yo ung Museum—along with lots more aw esome art . Paintings hang o n walls. Scul ptures si t on pedestal s. But Ruth Asaw a’s most famous art work hangs from the ceiling. Yo u’ll f in d 15 of her wir e creat ions in the de Yo ung Museum—along with lots more aw esome art .
IS FOR BISON IS FOR BISON
Th ese gigantic b easts These gigantic beasts
(a lso called bu ffalo ) have liv ed in the park for m ore (al so called bu ffalo ) have lived in the park for more
than 100 years. In 1924, 25 sneaky bison escaped in the middle of the night and surp rised people li ving in the nearby Ri chmond and Sunset neighborhoods.