What Is the Statue of Liberty?

Informationen zum Autor Joan Holub is the author of What Was the First Thanksgiving? , What Was the Gold Rush? , and other Who Was...? titles, including Who Was Marco Polo? and Who Was Babe Ruth? She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Klappentext In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers. What Is the Statue of Liberty? In July 1976, the United States had a holiday. It was the two-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. All over the country, towns and cities celebrated. In New York City, there were fireworks, parades, and patriotic speeches. Right in the middle of it all stood that towering symbol of American freedom—the Statue of Liberty! The statue’s real name is Liberty Enlightening the World, but it’s often called Lady Liberty or the Statue of Liberty. The statue is huge—151 feet and 1 inch tall. That’s about as tall as a tower of thirty-five eleven-year-old kids stacked head-to-toe. It’s made of copper and is mostly hollow, with a metal skeleton-like support structure inside and stairs so visitors can walk up into its crown. Today about four million people visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island every year. Zusammenfassung In 1876! France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States! and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Anderson, John Hinderliter, Joan Holub, Joan/ Mantha Holub, Joan Hulub, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Scott Anderson (Illustration), John Hinderliter (Illustration), John Mantha (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.05.2014
• EAN: 9780448479170
• ISBN: 978-0-448-47917-0
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 195 mm x 10 mm
• Series: What Was...?; What Was?; Penguin Young Readers Group
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools