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Candlewick Press (MA), 2014-05-08

Lady Liberty: Candlewick Biographies

Lady Liberty: Candlewick Biographies

Candlewick Biographies

Doreen Rappaport, Author

Matt Tavares, Illustrator

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9780763671150

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"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.
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Keywords and Themes: Biography & Autobiography • Cultural & Regional • Emigration • General (See Also Headings Under Animals or Technology) • History • Immigration & Refugees • JNF007050 • JNF025200 • JNF051000 • JNF053240 • Juvenile Nonfiction • Science & Nature • Social Topics • United States - 19th Century

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 48

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Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | General (See Also Headings Under Animals or Technology) • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration, Immigration & Refugees

"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.

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