What Is the Statue of Liberty? (What Was?)

I am a teacher and I love to read to my kids. They really loved this book and I was excited to add this to our book library.

The book, What is the Statue of Liberty, is an excellent read. It tells the history and the importance of the Statue of Liberty in America. It is a great read for a third or fourth grader. The book series is a nonfiction read that children enjoy, but also teaches them. For us, this book added visiting the Statue of Liberty to our bucket list and we hope to one day go!

My grandchildren love it.

The book talks about how this man loved the way the United States had their government working. He wanted to give them a gift so he held a donation and he built the statue with his group. Then he needed help making the statue not fall so he asked his friend Gustav Eiffel and he made a metal skeleton for the inside. So he made the skeleton. Once it was done they took it piece by piece and put it in containers and sent it to the U.S. The statue had been there since 1885.

I bought this book for my daughter to do a book report. It was chalk full of information and pictures. Detailed enough for me to learn a lot about the gifting and making of the statue. This book gave side notes about the people involved and other great accomplishments they made, such as Eiffel creating the infrastructure of the statue and also creating the Eiffel tower. I felt this was a very well done book for kids without underestimating children's ability to absorb and learn. It pulled at my patriotic heartstrings and the shared desire and love for democracy and liberty.

brought it as a supplement to a project i did with kindergarten - they liked the pictures - it fostered great discussion about freedom, america, france, liberty. loved the pics of the statue as it was being put together. saving it for when my kid is older. information is presented very well.

These historical books are high interest and are good for struggling readers. I use it for tutoring sessions with kids who need help in reading. It builds up their back ground knowledge and helps with vocabulary (as many terms are defined in the book.) Nice book. Interesting facts.

Sencillo de leer para niños.

Wir haben das Buch für ein Referat gekauft und sind von der Reihe absolut begeistert! So schade, dass es dieses Format nicht auf deutsch gibt! Viel wissen, kindgerecht zusammengefasst. Ansprechend illustriert und schön vermittelt! Die kleinen Bücher liest man schnell durch und sind nicht so überwältigend wie viele andere „Wissensbücher“ vor allem die deutschen.

Loved it