The Statue of Liberty

by Lucille Recht Penner

From School Library Kindergarten-Grade 1?This easy reader attempts to explain the significance of the Statue of Liberty, where it originated, and how it came to be in America. However, the subject matter has been so simplified that it borders on being meaningless. Accompanying the statement "A Frenchman made the lady...He copied his mother's face for his statue" is a picture of a man drawing as a woman sits across from him. Without a knowledge of the work of sculpture, few children will be able to connect this activity with the "lady" he made. The most comprehensible section describes the size of the statue and the process of shipping it to America. The discussion of the building of "a high pedestal for the lady to stand on" is confusing as the illustrations show a structure more like a dock at the edge of the water and a second illustration shows what many would interpret to be a stack of lumber. In general, readers with adequate background to understand the text will not be interested in its condescending tone. Betsy Maestro's The Story of the Statue of Liberty (Lothrop, 1986) is a far better source for information on the subject. Those seeking beginning-reading material should consider some of the many other successful titles in this series.?Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IA Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Genres: History, Childrens, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Chapter Books, American History

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1995

About the author

Lucille Recht Penner is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, including Dinosaur Babies and Monster Bugs in Random House’s Step into Reading program. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Reviews

[Dr. Appu Sasidharan (Dasfill) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author tells us about the history of the liberty statue in this book. The way it was shipped to the US from France and reassembled more than a century ago will be fascinating to read, especially for young readers who love to read more about historical monuments.



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[Cal · Rating 5 out of 5]

TITLE: The statue of Liberty
AUTHOR: Lucille Retch Penner
ILLUSTRATOR: Jada Rowland
Review Title Liberty and Freedom are Great

SETTING:US and France
STORY: This book explains the History of Lady Liberty. The Lady was a gift from the French to us for friendship. The statue was so big that it had to be shipped in pieces and reassembled at the US. The statue wasn't always greenish blue, it used to be copper but copper turns blue when left out for a LONG time. A man named Fredrick created the statue using his mother's face for the statue. First he made a small one like those mini Eiffel towers then a close to human sized one. The third one was so big it couldn't fit in his workshop! She was Lady Liberty. Fredrick had to make her in pieces like how it was shipped, in pieces. They took the pieces out side and started building her. She was taller than all the building and was packed in 214 boxes. In America they were building a big pedestal but ran out of money! While the a ship was carrying the pieces of the lady. Joseph Pelitzer had an idea of advertising on his newspaper company for the statue. He said he would print the name of everyone that helps, soon there was enough money. The lady was covered with the French flag in New York and many came to see it. The president made a speech and Fredrick raced to the top and let the flag fall unveiling The Lady of Liberty.

[Reese Brimer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives information on the statue of liberty and how it came about. It tells the story of the building of the state and about the sculptor. It explains why the statue of liberty is important. There were people who came to the United States in search for freedom and when they saw the statue, they knew they had finally reached it.

While reading this book, I realized how little I knew about the statue of liberty and its coming to America. I did not know that it was a gift from France nor did I know that the foundation was built by the Americans. It shows people coming together no matter their home country or beliefs. I really loved this book and how it explained the difficult information in a simple manner.

I could use this book in a lesson about the start of America. It would be important for a social studies lesson for grades 1-3 because of the easy to understand language used. I could read this book aloud and have the students add in their feedback after I read it. Children would be learning more about our history along with reading which is important to mesh the two subjects together.

[Cara Noles · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Statue of Liberty is mainly about the making of the monument and what it stands for. Frederic Bartholdi made the statue for America from France. The face is inspired by his mothers face, and to make the final product he made the statue in multiple pieces. On October 28, 1886 people of New York and the rest of America welcomed her. The Statue of Liberty still welcomes people to America today.

I really enjoyed reading about The Statue of Liberty and I learned information that I have not heard before. The drawings were colorful and helped put the words to life. This book is easy to read and explains the story very well. I wish they had added even more facts to this picture book!

This book is very educational and would be good to use for a unit about America. Student would read this book and learn many different facts about The Statue of Liberty. Students could get into groups and do a research project to inform the class more interesting facts about the statue that was not mentioned in the book. I would want students to get creative in the way they present.

[Heather Fonseca · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Statue of Liberty symbolizes hope, freedom, and the beauty of America. Many people traveled the world, searching for better opportunties, and had the sense of hope with Lady Liberty in the distance. France gave the United States the Statue of Liberty as a presented. This text explains the story of how the Statue of Liberty was created and settled into where it stands tall, today.

This story can be introduced to children as early as preschool, as well as being read in elementary school. This can be used to teach a lesson about famous sculptures and pieces of achicture in the United States. It would be fun to have students create the Statue of Liberty, on their own with mdoeling clay and other manipulatives. This text would work to introduce a U.S. history lesson.

[BlueJeansAndTeacups · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect Little Intro to Statue of Liberty for little ones
I enjoyed the history, drawings, flow and facts shared and so did my daycare littles.
I learned the statue was modeled after the face of Frédéric Bartholdi's mother (the artist). I also learned that when Americans were building her pedestal they ran out of money before they could complete her. Joseph Pulitzer owned a newspaper and promised to print the name of anyone who donated money. Thousands of people sent in coins; children sent pennies until enough money was raised. 💰
Liberty was unveiled in 1886.

This book is labeled as a step 1 book for preschoolers to grade 1.

I purchased this book at a secondhand school library sale.

(C) 1995

All opinions are mine alone without compensation or expectation.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nicely presented, wonderfully illustrated story of the Statue of Liberty's construction, voyage from France to America, and the symbolism of the statue. Although this is a book for beginning readers, older kids and adults are likely to learn something.

[Kelley Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A typical "Step into reading". It reads more like a history book than an American Symbol book. Still a solid choice for a nonfiction collection

[Tranylle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple history about the Statue of Liberty.

[Kinley Coplin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read The Statue of Liberty and would read this story in class to teach that books can be informative.

[Michelle Kirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book

My 6 year old thought it was long. He was able to read it in 10 minutes, and I thought it was a nice summary.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good illustrations, very informative, but with simple enough words for young children to understand.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about the Statue of Liberty my son's school sent home for him to read. He wasn't super interested in it, but it was brief and kept to the facts with a little story telling.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super educational book

[spirited.pages · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to students, and to my surprise I actually learned something lololol like they didn’t have enough money to finish making the pedestal

[Luisa Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, grab this one! Even if you're not incorporating it into a history lesson, you and your beginning reader will enjoy learning about the Statue of Liberty. Illustrations are delightful too.

Take a look at other Statue of Liberty books I recommend!

Ages: 4 - 10
Reading Level: K - 1st grades

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[McKinzie Elton · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the website http://www.oswego.edu/~esmith1/ED506L...

•Show the class a $1.00 bill.
Discuss: What is this? What can it do? WHY? What would you do with it? What is it made from? (Get ready for some great responses)

•Then ask: What would happen if I showed this bill to a goat? Why? (He would probably eat it because it doesn’t represent or symbolize anything else of worth to him)

•“This dollar bill is really a “symbol”. It represents value.”
Quickly discuss other symbols – a heart, the U.S. flag, McDonalds golden M

•Show a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Activate prior student knowledge by asking what this symbol/landmark represents to our state and country

[Jebbeh Fahnbulleh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about the Statue of Liberty, how they made it and how people dreamed to come to America to have freedom.The person who made the Statue of Liberty was named Frederic Bartholdi and he copied his mother's face for the statue. He have to take some step to me it. The first step he did was mad a

[Ana Lupu · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Statue of Liberty is a good book that tells you about a man who was working on the Statue of Liberty a long time ago. I think that it took him a long time to finish it but he didn't do it alone. He had some help from his workers. After he finished building it, he took the Statue of Liberty apart so it could be taken to New York.

[Fjóla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, interesting early reader! Just the right amount of information for a child who's learning to read. This was my son's pick, he was both excited and proud to read it to us. It held particular interest to him as he identified it as being about a very special monument in New York - granted, a place he's never been to, but one of his little friends has ...

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This historical picture book tells of how the Statue of Liberty was created and transported to New York Harbor. Written for pre-school to grade readers, this picture has large print and simple drawings that are easy for beginning readers to comprehend.

[Kerri Harshaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple breakdown of what the Statue of Liberty is, where she came from and what she is made of. This is a good informational/historical text for young readers. A great level reader book for readers around the ages of six/seven.

[Jennifer Mallory]

This is a beautifully illustrated book about the history of the Statue of Liberty. It gives the history of how it came to be and what it represents. It talks about it being in New York where people from all over the world came to America and that it represents the freedom of this country.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Factual and very simple. Does not flow very well.

[Cassi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informational book on the statue of liberty... with great pictures. Not to much information. Great for 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades!

[Mustafa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think the book was good but it was short. That's why I gave it two stars. It doesn't show enough detail.

[papay sesay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Statue of Liberty is a very good book. it shows you how Fr'ede'ric Bartholdi was copying his mother face.
it shows how Fr'ede'ric and his worker was making the statue.

[Deborah Harris]

RL 2.5

AR Quiz No. 11190 EN Nonfiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, factual book about the creation of the Statue of Liberty.