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Using his classic signature white pop-ups, Sabuda brings to life some of the most famous images of the American skyline. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Mount Rushmore and New York's Twin Towers, America has never looked more beautiful.

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The wizard of pop-ups has created a masterpiece-in design, in execution, in boldness of vision, and in artistic and historical integrity. In seven openings, he treats the first verse of Katharine Lee Bates's poem. For spacious skies features the Golden Gate Bridge, its span rising above a blue-and-green bay where small boats leave silver traces in the water. Purple mountain majesties is Mount Rushmore, every face recognizable; above the fruited plain rises Mesa Verde, an incredibly elaborate construction. Sabuda uses foil lavishly, even to the silver ropes on the paddlewheels of the Mississippi steamboat where God shed His grace. The work does not end with the final from sea to shining sea, with the Statue of Liberty rising in front of the Manhattan skyline, but continues in another four small, set-in pages. By including the rest of the verses on these miniature folios, he gives readers a few more icons: the Twin Towers with the verse for heroes proved, the Liberty Bell for patriot dreams, the space shuttle for pilgrim feet, and the American eagle for the last line of jubilee. Rejoice, and buy multiple copies. (Pop-up book. 4-10) (Kirkus Reviews)

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Robert Sabuda has established himself as one of today's most innovative and inventive children's book creators. His other books include The Movable Mother Goose, and the bestselling Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. He lives in New York City.

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