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Lady Liberty: A Biography (Candlewick Biographies)

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Description:“Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this one 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. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lady Liberty: A Biography (Candlewick Biographies). To get started finding Lady Liberty: A Biography (Candlewick Biographies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0763671150

Description: “Tributes to the Statue of Liberty abound, but this one 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. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lady Liberty: A Biography (Candlewick Biographies). To get started finding Lady Liberty: A Biography (Candlewick Biographies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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