Liberty Arrives!: How America's Grandest Statue Found Her Home

Liberty Arrives!: How America's Grandest Statue Found Her HomeA deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated look at the Statue of Liberty, from award winning nonfiction master Robert Byrd. 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

A deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated look at the Statue of Liberty, from award-winning nonfiction master Robert Byrd.

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 the entrance to New York Harbor. Readable text is enhanced with illustrations chock-full of historical detail in Bob Byrd's lighthearted, witty style.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/18/2019
ISBN: 9780735230828
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.30w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/22/2019
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 80
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 54
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 61
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 109

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 504027 / Liberty Arrives!
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1