The Other Statue

The Other Statue
Author: Edward Gorey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2002
Genre: American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN: 9780747560845

Gathered for the annual charity fete at Backwater Hall in Mortshire, the host Lord Wherewithal is dead, Horace Gallop cavorts with Victoria Scone, and someone has offended decorum by disembowelling a stuffed thisby belonging to the Earl of Thump in this the latest dark vintage offering from Gorey. Come join the fun!

My Little Golden Book About the Statue of Liberty

My Little Golden Book About the Statue of Liberty
Author: Jen Arena
Publisher: Golden Books
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1524770337

Now the littlest readers can learn about how the Statue of Liberty came to be—and what it means to people all over the world. In this engaging book, preschoolers will learn the fascinating story behind the creation of the Statue of Liberty. Simple words and bright artwork bring to life the story of the people—a professor, a sculptor, a poet, a newspaperman—who helped establish this famous landmark. Little ones will learn that the torch was created first, in time for America's 100th birthday, and displayed in a park. And they'll gain a clear understanding of what the Statue of Liberty has always meant to people around the world. Fun facts, such as how schoolchildren gave their pennies to help pay for the base of the statue, complete this charming nonfiction Little Golden Book.

Her Right Foot

Her Right Foot
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 145216293X

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why? In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Can you believe that?

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty
Author: Elizabeth Mann
Publisher: Mikaya Press
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2011
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN: 1931414459

Presents a brief history of the Statue of Liberty and describes how France gave the statue to New York City to commemorate the realtionship between the two countries, the creation and erection of the statue, and how its meaning has changed.

How They Built the Statue of Liberty

How They Built the Statue of Liberty
Author: Mary J. Shapiro
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1985
Genre: History
ISBN:

Panoramas, cross sections, and diagrams provide a detailed portrayal of the construction of the Statue of Liberty, one of the nineteenth century's greatest engineering feats.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Barry Moreno
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-02-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1439659591

The world's most famous sculpture, the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Enlightening the World, rises to a height of 305 feet from the base of her pedestal to the top of the golden flame of her torch. Conceived, designed, and originally built in France, she was unveiled on her new island home in 1886. The postcard trade, still in its infancy, embraced the icon, and Miss Liberty's commanding figure soon appeared on millions of postcards. In this book, one will see the statue from many angles--profiles, long shots, close-ups, aerials, torch views, and more.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
Author: Lucille Recht Penner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2010-05-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307560147

Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon.

In the Shadow of Statues

In the Shadow of Statues
Author: Mitch Landrieu
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0525559469

The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past. A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate. "There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it." When Mitch Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, including the statue of Robert E. Lee, he struck a nerve nationally, and his speech has now been heard or seen by millions across the country. In his first book, Mayor Landrieu discusses his personal journey on race as well as the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments, tackles the broader history of slavery, race and institutional inequities that still bedevil America, and traces his personal relationship to this history. His father, as state legislator and mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 19070s. Landrieu grew up with a progressive education in one of the nation's most racially divided cities, but even he had to relearn Southern history as it really happened. Equal parts unblinking memoir, history, and prescription for finally confronting America's most painful legacy, In the Shadow of Statues contributes strongly to the national conversation about race in the age of Donald Trump, at a time when racism is resurgent with seemingly tacit approval from the highest levels of government and when too many Americans have a misplaced nostalgia for a time and place that never existed.

The Other City

The Other City
Author: Michal Ajvaz
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1564784916

A hymn to the invisible 'other' Prague, lurking on the peripheries of the town so familiar to tourists.