Emma's Poem : The Voice of the Statue of Liberty Paperback
by Linda Glaser
Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola
Paperback
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A celebration of our nations melting pot, this beautifully illustrated origin story of the Statue of Liberty honors a poet who has advocated for the voiceless.
Give me your tired,your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . . In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet thatgavea voice to the Statue of Liberty. Originally a gift from France to celebrate our shared national struggles for liberty, the statue, thanks to Emmas poem,came todefine us as a nation that welcomesimmigrants.Thetext of thatnow famous poem,The New Colossus, appears in this free-verse biography, illustrated in an exquisitefolk art style.TheNew Colossus by Emma Lazarus hasbeen selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry)
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- Format:Paperback
- Pages:32 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins
- Publication Date:10/09/2013
- ISBN:9780544105089
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:32 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins
- Publication Date:10/09/2013
- ISBN:9780544105089
