Binding: Paperback
Description: A celebration of our nation's 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 that gave a 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 came to define us as a nation that welcomes immigrants. The text of that now famous poem " The New Colossus " appears in this free - verse biography illustrated in an exquisite folk art style. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4 - 5, Poetry)
Title: Emma's Poem The Voice Of The Statue Of Liberty
Author(s): Glaser Linda, Claire A. Nivola
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780544105089
Pages: 32 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/10/2013