"Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this stands out for its unusual approach and powerful illustrations." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 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. 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 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. Back matter includes statue dimensions, a time line, an author note, an illustrator note, sources, and suggestions for further reading.
Rappaport uses a literary device that gives the writing a satisfying emotional immediacy…modest voices enlarge the narrative and, at the same time, make it more intimate…Tavares creates images with a pageantlike grandeur. —New York Times Book Review
Heartfelt…adds up to a stirring reminder of what Lady Liberty stands for. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Large in scale and monumental in effect. —Booklist (starred review)
A reverent and passionate portrait. —San Francisco Chronicle
"Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this stands out for its unusual approach and powerful illustrations." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 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. 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 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. Back matter includes statue dimensions, a time line, an author note, an illustrator note, sources, and suggestions for further reading.
Praise
Rappaport uses a literary device that gives the writing a satisfying emotional immediacy…modest voices enlarge the narrative and, at the same time, make it more intimate…Tavares creates images with a pageantlike grandeur. —New York Times Book Review
Heartfelt…adds up to a stirring reminder of what Lady Liberty stands for. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Large in scale and monumental in effect. —Booklist (starred review)
A reverent and passionate portrait. —San Francisco Chronicle
