A novel set in the city can also act as a catalyst visiting the smithsonian to interest older children. In Peppermints in the P arlor (Atheneum, 1980), by B arbara B rooks Wallace, r ecently orphaned E mily L uccock finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery in Golden Gate Park when she mo ves to S an Francisco to liv e with her aunt and uncle. I n Sid Fleischman s By the Great Horn Spoon! (Little Brown & Co., 1963), a 12-year-old boy strikes it rich in S an Francisco during the gold r ush after sto wing away on a journey from Boston.
In December, some hotels, visiting the smithsonian such as the Ritz-Carlton, hold childr en s holiday teas, and an outdoor ice skating rink opens at the E mbarcadero visiting the smithsonian Center. The S an F rancisco Ballet dusts off The Nutcracker and
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