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Lady Liberty : Candlewick Biographies

A Biography

By: Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 1 August 2014

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Paperback
48 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
P - 2

Dimensions(cm)
23.0 x 15.2

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It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later Edouard 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.

About the Author

Doreen Rappaport is the author of numerous award-winning non-fiction books for young readers, including No More! Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance, Free at Last! Stories and Songs of Emancipation, Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, and Beyond Courage.

About the Illustrator

Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Zachary's Ball, Oliver s Game, Mudball, Henry Aaron's Dream, and There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived. He is also the illustrator of The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, among other picture books.

Industry Reviews

A beautiful, innovative volume.
--School Library Journal (starred review)

Heartfelt...adds up to a stirring reminder of what Lady Liberty stands for.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Large in scale and monumental in effect.
--Booklist (starred review)

Poignant and captivating portrait.
--The Horn Book (starred review)

Striking illustrations...monumental subject matter.
--Washington Post Book World

A reverent and passionate portrait.
--San Francisco Chronicle

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