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Lady Liberty - Candlewick Biographies

English · Hardback

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A powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail. "Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift." It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later Édouard Laboulaye's dream catches fire and takes shape. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi gives the dream the form of a lady, holding a torch to "enlighten the world." Engineers, plasterers, carpenters, coppersmiths -- many of them immigrants -- work together to turn the lady into a monument over 100 feet tall. Joseph Pulitzer calls on readers to help fund a pedestal, and hundreds send in nickels, dimes, and even roosters for the cause. Doreen Rappaport's historically accurate, poetic vignettes and Matt Tavares's magnificent images remind us of the true origins of a national symbol -- and show that it took a lot of people to make the Lady. Back matter includes statue dimensions, a time line, an author note, an illustrator note, sources, and suggestions for further reading.

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Authors Doreen Rappaport, Doreen/ Tavares Rappaport, Matt Tavares
Assisted by Matt Tavares (Illustration)
Publisher Candlewick Press
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 8 to 12
Product format Hardback
Released 05.08.2014
 
EAN 9780763671143
ISBN 978-0-7636-7114-3
No. of pages 48
Dimensions 160 mm x 236 mm x 10 mm
Series Candlewick Biographies
Candlewick Biographies
Subjects Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics
Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools

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