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Lady Liberty
A Biography
author: Doreen Rappaport
illustrator: Matt Tavares
series name:
Candlewick Biographies
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.
“Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this one stands out for its unusual approach and powerful illustrations.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$14.99 /
$17.00
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isbn-10/isbn-13:
0763671142 /
9780763671143
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on sale date:
08/2014
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type/format:
Non-Fiction - Picture Book / Hardback |
age range:
8 yrs - 12 yrs
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# of pages/size:
48 / 6" x 9" |
grade range:
Grade 3 - Grade 7
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subjects:
Biography & Autobiography; History; Science & Nature; Social Topics;
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author’s comments:
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. She lives in upstate New York. |
illustrator’s comments:
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. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine. |
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