Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Joan Holub
Awards: N/A
Age Group: 9 to 12-year-olds
Teacher Evaluation: I would have this book in a third-grade classroom library for students who want to learn more about the Statue of Liberty. This book would be a good cross-curriculum book with Social Studies. The book also offers really good photos of artifacts and the Statue of Liberty being built.
Summary: What Is the Statue of Liberty? is a chapter book about what the Statue of Liberty is and how it came to be created. The book begins by giving a brief description of the Statue of Liberty. The next few pages of the book discuss how the idea of the Statue of Liberty came to be by a French law professor named Edouard de Laboulaye. Laboulaye wanted to make a political statement by creating something to show support for America who had won their independence. The book includes the struggle to make the Statue of Liberty during the difficult times in France. The details of the French Revolution and the historical events of this time period are detailed in the book and how they affected Laboulaye and the French sculptor who agreed to make the statue. The next chapters detail the process of making the Statue of Liberty, from finding a place in America for it and so on. There are pictures of real artifacts such as newspapers and blueprints, pictures of the sculptor, and photos as the Statue of Liberty was being created. The end of the book describes how the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of liberty, patriotism, and freedom for many.
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