Book Detail

Lady Liberty: A Biography

Publication Information
Author:  Rappaport, Doreen Illustrator:  Tavares, Matt
Title:  Lady Liberty: A Biography Date:  2008
Publisher:  Candlewick Press City:  Cambridge Mass.
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-7636-2530-6 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry, biography and autobiography, nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| literature and arts

Summary:
Poetic format shares the stories of the people involved in the building of the Statue of Liberty. It also shares the reactions and contributions of everyday people seeing her rise in NY Harbor. Beautiful illustrations that add to the stories of the people involved with the Statue of Liberty. Contains facts on the statue, a timeline, author's and illustrator's notes, additional resources, and a website.

Teaching Ideas:
Students can use this book's format to write their own stories. Studnets could research the people mentioned in the book.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Book Conversations
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
bullet DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
bullet Helping Students in the Writing Process
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
bullet K-W-L Instruction Strategy
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Construction/Engineering > Building > construction
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > New York
bullet History > time period > 19th Century
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions
bullet History > region > South America
bullet History > region > France > well known people > Verne, Jules


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