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Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty
Contributor(s): Glaser, Linda (Author), Nivola, Claire A. (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0547171846     ISBN-13: 9780547171845
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2009026924
Lexile Measure: 720
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.02" W x 11.08" (0.82 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 136162
Reading Level: 5.5   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...Who wrote these words? And why? In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that was to give voice to the Statue of Liberty. Originally a gift from France to celebrate our shared national struggles for liberty, the Statue, thanks to Emma's poem, slowly came to shape our hearts, defining us as a nation that welcomes and gives refuge to those who come to our shores. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry)

Contributor Bio(s): Glaser, Linda: - Linda Glaser's grandparents emigrated from eastern Europe in the late 1800's to New York City, where they first saw the huge statue.Also the author of the immigrant novel, BRIDGE TO AMERICA, Ms. Glaser lives in Duluth, MN.Nivola, Claire A.: -
Ms. Nivola has written and illustrated several children's books, including Planting the Trees of Kenya. She lives with her family in Newton, Massachusetts.