statues

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statues

The gift of the Inuksuk

2004
Many lives ago, a young girl in what would become the Nunavut territory of Canada builds stone men, called Inuksuk, to direct her father and brother home when they are lost in a storm while hunting caribou.

The mystery at Skeleton Point

2002
The Aldens investigate to see if a ghost has stolen valuable statues from their grandfather's Skeleton Point mansion.

The Statue of Liberty

1997
Describes the planning and building of the Statue of Liberty by the French as a gift to the United States.

The theft & the miracle

2007
Overweight with acne-prone skin, twelve-year-old Hannah always feels unsure of herself, but when a wooden statue of Jesus goes missing from a cathedral, she discovers a special connection with both the statue and a larger force.

Who broke Lincoln's thumb?

2005
When they discover that one of the thumbs has been broken off the statue in the Lincoln Memorial, KC and Marshall set out to learn what happened and restore the thumb before a ceremony honoring the sculptor.

The big ugly monster and the little stone rabbit

2004
A monster who is shunned for his ugliness finds relief from loneliness when he befriends an inanimate rabbit he carved from stone.

The Statue of Liberty

1998
Recounts how the Statue of Liberty was planned, built, dedicated, repaired over the years, and then restored in the 1980s.

The Statue of Liberty

a beacon for freedom
1999
Describes the history and creation of the Statue of Liberty and how it came to be a symbol of the United States.

The Statue of Liberty

1994
The history of the Statue of Liberty including why it was built and what it means to many Americans.

Monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C.

2010
A guide to the monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C., with descriptions of each and more than five hundred photographs.

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