statues

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The Statue of Liberty

1985
Recounts the history of one of the largest monuments in the world, including how it was executed in France, shipped to America, and erected in New York Harbor.

March mischief

2010
When three leprechaun statues disappear just before St. Patrick's Day, Bradley, Brian, Nate, Lucy, and other friends follow clues in order to prove that Lucky O'Leary is innocent of the crime.

Liberty

2003
Discusses all the planning and efforts that went into the construction of one of the most famous symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty.

The mystery of the secret message

1996
While helping their grandfather prepare for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the town square.

Leonardo's horse

2001
Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.

How they built the Statue of Liberty

1985
Panoramas, cross sections, and diagrams provide a detailed portrayal of the construction of the Statue of Liberty, one of the nineteenth century's greatest engineering feats.

The trouble with wishes

2007
Jane wishes she were more like her friend Pyg the sculptor until Pyg's statue of a beautiful goddess comes to life and teaches them both to be careful what they wish for.

Graven images

3 stories
1982

The Statue of Liberty, "the New Colossus"

1994
Describes Bartholdi's conception of the Statue of Liberty, its construction in France, its erection in New York Harbor, and the poem "the New Colossus.".

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