Lady Liberty - Candlewick Biographies

“Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this one stands out for its unusual approach and powerful illustrations.” -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later Édouard Laboulaye’s dream catches fire. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi gives the dream the form of a lady, holding a torch to “enlighten the world.” Engineers, plasterers, carpenters, and coppersmiths work together to turn the lady into a monument more than 100 feet tall. Doreen Rappaport’s poetic vignettes and Matt Tavares’s magnificent images remind us of the origins of a national symbol--and show that it took a lot of people to make the Lady.

Product details

• 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: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.2014
• EAN: 9780763671150
• ISBN: 978-0-7636-7115-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 4 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