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Maybelle the Cable Car | 
| Authors: Virginia Lee Burton, Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Sandpiper
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.95
New (2) Used (5) from $5.78
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 508513
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 10.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0618164405
UPC: 046442164405
EAN: 9780618164400
ASIN: 0618164405
Publication Date: September 25, 2001
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Product Description
Maybelle was a cable car . . . a San Francisco cable car
Cling clang . . . Clingety clang
Up and down and around she went.
That is, until the City Fathers said the cable cars were too old fashioned and must be replaced with big modern buses. "No!" said the people of San Francisco. So they rallied in defense of their beloved cable carsathe only ones left in the whole wide world.
This resealable package comes with a paperback and a two-sided cassette tape. The audio production includes lively sound effects and original music. Side one includes page-turn signals; side two features an uninterrupted reading.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Great history lesson with a great story!! March 9, 2008
K. Hayes (Redondo Beach, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My kids love this book so much, we took them to San Francisco to ride the cable cars themselves and went to the cable car museum!
 worth having but not what we expected December 7, 2007
liseetsa mann (cincinnati, oh United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is a great addition to your book collection. however, there is too much political history on the cable car and not enough story. my child WANTS to like it because it seems like the other. But never underestimate a child's awareness that something is not exactly right. so it's up to the reader to add a little zip to the story to get through some of the "petition/city hall/lawmaker" stuff.
Maybelle April 18, 2002
Cindy Beam (Hesperus, Colorado United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just bought this book for my 4-year-old son (and myself!). He loves it. The book is about cable cars in San Francisco and is practically a history lesson. It's also fun!
Cable Car nostalgia for Kids! November 1, 2000
Huntsmaenus (New Orleans, La)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
One of my favorite books one I was a kid, and enjoyable for grown-ups, as well. Some wonderful art illustrating the workings of a cable car, San Francisco scenery, hilly hills with loads of cable car track, and a sweet story giving a simplified history of the train with a cable, and some contemporary settings(contemporary for when this book was originally released)chronicling the rise and popularity of the bus. But not to worry, Maybelle and her sisters win an election to stay in the city by the bay. Extremely enjoyable and under-rated.
I love transportation and Maybelle is a favorite. Great art! January 9, 1999
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I am five and I can read. I love transportation books. I have books by Virginia Lee Burton- Katy, Mike Mulligan and The Little House. I got Maybelle for Xmas. I like the cable car and the Golden Gate Bridge. I like the artwork. I looked up San Francisco on my map and on the internet. If you like transportation, this is a great story!
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