Maybelle the Cable Car

Maybelle the Cable Car
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 9780547422329
ISBN-13 : 0547422326
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Book Synopsis Maybelle the Cable Car by : Virginia Lee Burton

Download or read book Maybelle the Cable Car written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997-03-31 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco Public Library to re-create this edition with all the vibrant charm of the original, which was published in 1952.


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