{"product_id":"lady-liberty-isbn-9780763671143","title":"Lady Liberty","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later Édouard Laboulaye’s dream catches fire and takes shape. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi gives the dream the form of a lady, holding a torch to \"enlighten the world.\" Engineers, plasterers, carpenters, coppersmiths — many of them immigrants — work together to turn the lady into a monument over 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 historically accurate, poetic vignettes and Matt Tavares’s magnificent images remind us of the true origins of a national symbol — and show that it took a lot of people to make the Lady.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes statue dimensions, a time line, an author note, an illustrator note, sources, and suggestions for further reading.A   beautiful, innovative volume.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartfelt…adds   up to a stirring reminder of what Lady Liberty stands for.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarge in   scale and monumental in effect.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoignant   and captivating portrait.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStriking   illustrations…monumental subject matter.\u003cbr\u003e—Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA   reverent and passionate portrait.\u003cbr\u003e—San Francisco Chronicle\u003cb\u003eDoreen Rappaport\u003c\/b\u003e has written many books for young readers, including an acclaimed trilogy about the African-American experience: N\u003ci\u003eo More!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFree at Last!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round\u003c\/i\u003e, all illustrated by Shane W. Evans. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMartin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Bryan Collier. She lives in Copake Falls, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Tavares\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eIron Hans: A Grimms' Fairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, retold by Stephen Mitchell; \u003ci\u003eJack and the Beanstalk\u003c\/i\u003e, retold by E. Nesbit; and \u003ci\u003e'Twas the Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written and illustrated three books inspired by baseball: \u003ci\u003eMudball\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOliver's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZachary's Ball\u003c\/i\u003e. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302844977381,"sku":"NP9780763671143","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763671143.jpg?v=1767731083","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lady-liberty-isbn-9780763671143","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}