Yolen, Jane Naming Liberty, paintings by Jim Burke. Philomel (Penguin), 2008. PICTURE BOOK.
EL, MS, HS – OPTIONAL
The story of Gitl’s arrival in America with her family is told alongside the tale of the building of the Statue of Liberty.
Yolen has made a nice choice juxtaposing a young girl’s dreams of a new life with the building of the greatest symbol of freedom in America. My current favorite on this subject is Doreen Rappaport’s Lady Liberty. There is a nice range of picture books about the Statue of Liberty now. I could even see a middle or high school class gathering a collection for a short unit on our national symbols.
Cindy Mitchell – Library-Teacher
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