Lady Liberty

Name: Lady Liberty
Brand: Walker Books Australia
Price: 16.99 AUD
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A Biography

By: Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 1 April 2011

At a Glance

Paperback
40 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
27.1 x 22.3 x 0.76

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"Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this 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. 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 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.
Back matter includes statue dimensions, a time line, an author note, an illustrator note, sources, and suggestions for further reading.

Industry Reviews

Rappaport uses a literary device that gives the writing a satisfying emotional immediacy...modest voices enlarge the narrative and, at the same time, make it more intimate...Tavares creates images with a pageantlike grandeur.
--New York Times Book 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)

A reverent and passionate portrait.
--San Francisco Chronicle

Spectacular picture book...stunning.
--The Buffalo News

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