Liberty Arrives!
How America's Grandest Statue Found Her Home
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · June 18, 2019
A deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated look at the Statue of Liberty, from award-winning nonfiction master Robert Byrd.
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- Who it’s for
- Trace the Statue of Liberty’s making, voyage, and raising through witty, detail-rich history.
- Themes
- Statue of Liberty history, A gift from France to the United States, Crowdsourced fundraising
- Genres
- Symbols & Monuments, 19th Century U.S., U.S. History
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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.
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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.
A Gift, Raised
Trace the Statue of Liberty’s making, voyage, and raising through witty, detail-rich history.
Come here for
- The making and voyage of a landmark
- Illustrations packed with historical detail
Expect
- Readable history in a lighthearted voice
- A look at design, fundraising, and construction
Where it sits
| Symbols & Monuments | 97% |
|---|---|
| 19th Century U.S. | 50% |
| U.S. History | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 19th Century U.S.
- Symbols & Monuments
- Patriotic Holidays
- Authors
- Robert Byrd
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- June 18, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Statue of Liberty history · A gift from France to the United States · Crowdsourced fundraising
- Reading lane
- 19th Century U.S.