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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn how the Statue of Liberty made her way to New York Harbor in this fascinating history for young readers, part of the beloved What Was? series. The perfect way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary!
In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present: the Statue of Liberty! Proposed by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the gift was to commemorate the country’s 100th birthday. But how was America’s most prominent symbol of freedom built and moved into place? What gives the statue its iconic blue-green color today? How did the French transport our 111-foot-tall lady of liberty into New York Harbor all those years ago? Young historians will find the answers to these questions and more in this detailed, easy-to-comprehend biography of the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn how the Statue of Liberty made her way to New York Harbor in this fascinating history for young readers, part of the beloved What Was? series. The perfect way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary!
In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present: the Statue of Liberty! Proposed by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the gift was to commemorate the country’s 100th birthday. But how was America’s most prominent symbol of freedom built and moved into place? What gives the statue its iconic blue-green color today? How did the French transport our 111-foot-tall lady of liberty into New York Harbor all those years ago? Young historians will find the answers to these questions and more in this detailed, easy-to-comprehend biography of the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty.
Über den Autor
Joan Holub; Illustrated by John Hinderliter
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Sachliteratur
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Geschichte & Politik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Penguin Young Readers Group
Inhalt: 107 S.
16 s/w Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9780448479170
ISBN-10: 0448479176
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Holub, Joan
Who Hq
Illustrator: Hinderliter, John
Hersteller: Random House
Penguin Young Readers Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 192 x 136 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Joan Holub (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.05.2014
Gewicht: 0,143 kg
Artikel-ID: 105621427