Pub Date: September 1, 2004
Dewey: E
LCCN: 98020044
Lexile Code: 0600
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 09
Physical Info: 0.11" H x 8.47" L x 10.72" W ( 0.33 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational | Historical | United States 20th Century | Places | United States | Social Themes | Strangers | Holidays and Celebrations | Birthdays | New Baby | Patriotic Holidays | Violence | Asian American and Pacific Islander | Parents | Readers | Chapter Books
Description: In this powerful tribute to the true meaning of liberty, a boy comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family travel to Ellis Island each year to celebrate the Statue of Liberty's birthday. Full color.
Brief description:
Nancy Carpenter, illustrator of many successful picture books, lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Review Quotes:
"Poignant . . . Bunting's patriotic story . . . never grows soppy."--Publishers Weekly
"Bunting warmly captures the lasting emotional impact that the first sighting of the statue can have on hopeful new arrivals . . . Excellent."--School Library Journal