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Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Also known as Liberty Enlightening the World, the Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of the United States. It marks the principles of democracy and freedom on which the country is based. Find out more in Statue of Liberty, a title in the Structural Wonders of the World series. Structural Wonders of the World is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. Each title in the series features easy-to-read text, stunning visuals, and a challenging educational...
Author
Series
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"She was a gift of friendship and peace between France and the United States. 'Liberty Enlightening the World' stands now as a symbol of America's embrace of freedom and democracy. Find out why 4 million visitors each year come to see this majestic statue in New York's harbor."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the Statue of Liberty while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the landmark's cultural history. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an At a Glance recap offers a map and quick stats on the landmark....
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Filmmaker Ken Burns presents the definitive portrait of this great lady of the American imagination, in a program that won nominations for both an Academy Award and an Emmy. Follow her life, from her creation by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, through her painstaking construction and accident-prone dedication in 1886. Interviews with ordinary Americans reveal a deep understanding of the unique place the statue holds in our hearts."--Publisher's...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"America's most iconic national symbol was a gift from France to the United States--provided America raised the money for the pedestal on which it was to stand. Urged on by the publisher Joseph Pulitzer, it was raised, largely with the help of children, in the first example of a crowd sourced fund-raising campaign. This book tells the story of the best gift ever: how it was designed, created, transported, and then finally erected on its pedestal in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On America's 100th birthday, the people of France built a giant gift! It was one of the largest statues the world had ever seen -- and she weighed as much as 40 elephants! And when she arrived on our shores in 350 pieces, she needed a pedestal to hold her up. Few of America's millionaires were willing to foot the bill. And without funds for a pedestal, Lady Liberty would remain trapped in her crates, scattered about Bedloe's Island. Could everyday...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
After her father is killed in a pogrom, twelve-year-old Sarah and her mother immigrate to America--but when her mother dies before they get through Ellis Island, and the authorities want to send her back to the old country, Sarah hides in the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A universally recognized icon, the Statue of Liberty is perhaps the most beloved of all American symbols. Yet no one living in 1885, when the crated monument arrived in New York Harbor, could have foreseen the central place the Statue of Liberty would come to occupy in the American imagination. With the particular insights of a cultural historian and scholar of French history, Edward Berenson tells the little-known stories of the statue's improbable...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
The story of Emma Lazarus, who, despite her life of privilege, became a tireless advocate for the immigrants who arrived in New York City in the 1880s and wrote a famous poem for the Statue of Liberty.
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