Pub Date: May 6, 2025
Dewey: 974.71
LCCN: 2024029829
Lexile Code: 1190
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 12.20" L x 9.20" W ( 1.25 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe | United States 19th Century | Architecture
Series: Lynn Curlee Wonders of the World
Description: One of the nation's symbols of freedom and liberty--the Statue of Liberty--is celebrated in this "biography" that looks at the statue's creation by two Frenchmen in the 19th century. Full-color illustrations.
Brief description: Lynn Curlee was educated as an art historian and worked as a fine artist for many years before he began to make children's books. Three of his books, Capital, Liberty, and Rushmore, were chosen by the Barbara Bush Literacy Campaign as their Book of the Year in three consecutive years. Mr. Curlee has won numerous awards for his work, including but not limited to a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book (Brooklyn Bridge), Orbis Pictus Award (Rushmore), ALA Notable Books for Children (Liberty), and Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (Parthenon). His other books include Ballpark, Trains, Mythological Creatures, and Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. He lives in Norwich, Connecticut, with his partner and two Great Danes. Find out more on Instagram @LynnCurlee.