Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco.

Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco. Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco Michael Mullin and John Skewes, authors John Skewes, illustrator Sasquatch Books 119 South Main Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104 9781570615672, $16.95, www.sasquatchbooks.com "Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco" is the latest in thepooch travelogue series that features everyone's favorite wanderingtourist, Larry and his owner Pete. With a jaunty narrative in rhyme andbrightly colored illustrations of many fabulous sights of the famouscity by the bay, "Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco" coversmore facts and fabulous finds about SF than would seem possible. Ofcourse, Larry gets lost, this time by escaping from a cable car to chasea glazed doughnut rolling down the hilly, twisty, windy street namedLombard. Of course, Larry now has to find Pete, encountering Coit Towerand Alamo Square, Fisherman's Wharf, and the ferry to AlcatrazIsland in the search. He breezes through Union Square, the Cable CarMuseum, and the Dragon Gate, not to mention the San Francisco -OaklandBridge, Cupid's Span, and AT & T Park. Larry runs through aJapanese Tea Garden, the M.H. De Young Museum, and the Mission District,where a friendly artist leaves his painting to help Larry find Pete atthe Cliff House, near Seal Rock. Fortunately, Larry and Pete arereunited and all ends well on another amazing exploration adventure."Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco" is a perfect travelogue ofSan Francisco for children ages 3-6

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