{"product_id":"what-is-the-statue-of-liberty-isbn-9780448479170","title":"What Is the Statue of Liberty?","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • Learn how the Statue of Liberty made her way to New York Harbor in this fascinating history for young readers, part of the beloved What Was? series. The perfect way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present: the Statue of Liberty! Proposed by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the gift was to commemorate the country’s 100th birthday. But how was America’s most prominent symbol of freedom  built and moved into place? What gives the statue its iconic blue-green color today? How did the French transport our 111-foot-tall lady of liberty into New York Harbor all those years ago? Young historians will find the answers to these questions and more in this detailed, easy-to-comprehend biography of the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty.Joan Holub is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Was the First Thanksgiving?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Was the Gold Rush?\u003c\/i\u003e, and other \u003ci\u003eWho Was...?\u003c\/i\u003e titles, including \u003ci\u003eWho Was Marco Polo?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Was Babe Ruth? \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.\u003cb\u003eWhat Is the Statue of Liberty?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1976, the United States had a holiday. It was the two-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. All over the country, towns and cities celebrated. In New York City, there were fireworks, parades, and patriotic speeches. Right in the middle of it all stood that towering symbol of American freedom—the Statue of Liberty!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe statue’s real name is Liberty Enlightening the World, but it’s often called Lady Liberty or the Statue of Liberty. The statue is huge—151 feet and 1 inch tall. That’s about as tall as a tower of thirty-five eleven-year-old kids stacked head-to-toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s made of copper and is mostly hollow, with a metal skeleton-like support structure inside and stairs so visitors can walk up into its crown. Today about four million people visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305201979621,"sku":"NP9780448479170","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780448479170.jpg?v=1767743857","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/what-is-the-statue-of-liberty-isbn-9780448479170","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}