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Oct 17, 2018
Alice
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A powerful message delivered engagingly--even winsomely via combination of Eggers' text and Harris's illustrations which are rendered in construction paper and India ink. I love the illustrations.
A must read--enjoy! ...more
A must read--enjoy! ...more
This was a really great book - the facts were interesting (I learned new things!), and the illustrations were really cool. I LOVED the message.
Pretty much the only thing I didn't love was the tone - I liked the bits of humor, but other times it felt a bit repetitive and condescending. But don't let that stop you from reading it! ...more
Pretty much the only thing I didn't love was the tone - I liked the bits of humor, but other times it felt a bit repetitive and condescending. But don't let that stop you from reading it! ...more
Did you ever notice that the Statue of Liberty is in midstride? Dave Eggers did, and wrote this book that first made me laugh and then made me tear up. This is what being an American is all about.
Some quotes:
"Liberty and freedom are not things you get or grant by standing around like some kind of statue. No! These are things that require action. Courage. An unwillingness to rest."
A spread lists out the countries of immigrants that have been welcomed over the years. "It never ends. It cannot end. ...more
Some quotes:
"Liberty and freedom are not things you get or grant by standing around like some kind of statue. No! These are things that require action. Courage. An unwillingness to rest."
A spread lists out the countries of immigrants that have been welcomed over the years. "It never ends. It cannot end. ...more
I don't know why I've never read this book, especially since it's on the list of the reading challenge I've done at my school the last two years. It's amazing - lots of fun facts about the Statue of Liberty presented in the silly, quietly funny way peculiar to Dave Eggers. But also so insightful and motivating. Did you know the Statue of Liberty is mid-stride? Did you know she's supposed to be walking? I didn't at almost 45 years old. Eggers does a lovely job of explaining the symbolism of the S
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Not really a poem, not really an informational book, not really narrative nonfiction. Not really sure if my students will connect with this one. Beautiful illustrations, an enduring message and a few interesting nuggets of information. A nice "further reading" section is included.
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The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus is one of my favorite poems so you know I loved this book. It's a little too much in the style of "talking down" to kids, in my opinion—and that is the only reason I don't give it 5 stars—but there is humor and the amount of information is very well balanced. Overall, really great!
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Dec 30, 2017
Jessica Haider
rated it
it was amazing
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non-fiction,
childrens
Jul 18, 2018
Patricia
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens,
nonfiction
