Lady Liberty Paperback by Doreen Rappaport; Illustrated by Matt Tavares

Product Details

• Publisher: Candlewick (2014-08-05)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 48 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780763671150
• Item Weight: 155.93 grams
• Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.16 cm

“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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