What is the Statue of Liberty? / by Joan Holub ; illustrated by John Hinderliter.
Material type:
TextSeries: What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm)) | Who HQ NOWPublisher: New York, NY : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 107 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780448479170
- 0448479176
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | New | 974.71 H758 | Checked out | 06/07/2024 | 33111011338015 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.
"16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
What is the Statue of Liberty? -- The big idea -- Bedloe's Island -- Designing the statue -- The hand with the torch -- The head -- The statue's guts -- The pedestal -- A home in America -- The new colossus -- Spiffing up the statue -- Timelines.
Describes the history of the Statue of Liberty, including its origins as a gift from France and its construction, and explores the landmark's enduring symbolism of freedom, democracy, and friendship.