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Gr 1-4 Using the concept of building a house or an office building, Shea introduces the size and scale of creating such a large object. Readers meet Edouard de Laboulaye, the law professor who first had the idea of building a monument representing freedom that would be a gift to the people of the United States from the people of France. His early planning with Fré dé ric-Auguste Bartholdi is highlighted. Each step in the process, from small model (four feet high) ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Dazzling pastels emphasize perspective and form, giving both loft and bulk to this account of the building of the Statue of Liberty. Shea's narrative begins with an author's note that contextualizes the feat in a time before "cars and well before computers." She goes on to tell exactly how that happened; how the brainchild of Edouard de Laboulaye was painstakingly made reality by Frdric-Auguste Bartholdi; how the people of both the United ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More