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""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"" is a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry). AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHOR: Linda Glaser is the author of several picture books and an immigrant novel for children, Bridge to America. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota. Visit her website at www.lindaglaserauthor.com. Claire Nivola is the author and illustrator of Planting the Trees of Kenya. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts. Colour illustrations

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Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. --Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. --Booklist A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. --School Library Journal Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. --Kirkus Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. -- Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. -- Booklist Agentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney s Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author s note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. -- School Library Journal Nivola s watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. -- Kirkus Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. -- Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. -- Booklist A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. -- School Library Journal Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. -- Kirkus

Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 </p>Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. --<b><i>Horn Book</i>, starred review</b> The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. --<i>Booklist</i> Agentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney s Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author s note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. --<i>School Library Journal</i> Nivola s watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. --<i>Kirkus </i>

<p>Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011<p>Junior Library Guild Selection <p> <p> Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. -- Horn Book , starred review <p> The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. -- Booklist <p> A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. -- School Library Journal <p> Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. -- Kirkus

Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. --Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. --Booklist A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. --School Library Journal Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. --Kirkus Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. -- Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. -- Booklist Agentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney s Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author s note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. -- School Library Journal Nivola s watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. -- Kirkus Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. -- Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. -- Booklist A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. -- School Library Journal Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. -- Kirkus

Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011 Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. --Horn Book, starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. --Booklist A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. --School Library Journal Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. --Kirkus

Jane Addams Children's Book Award 2011Junior Library Guild Selection Nivola's rectilinear compositions and poses, her generalized figures, and her bright, limited palette recall Barbara Cooney's period scenes, capturing New York City's opulent upper crust and the indigent yet dignified newcomers with equal skill. An excellent introduction to both Lady Liberty and the poem. -- Horn Book , starred review The art and words are moving in this picture book, which pairs free verse with detailed, fullpage paintings in watercolor, ink, and gouache to tell the history behind Lazarus' famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. -- Booklist A gentle tribute to Emma Lazarus, very much in the style of Barbara Cooney's Eleanor (Viking, 1996)...The pictures, with their slight folk-art feel, capture both the time and action of the story, while the text illuminates the woman. An author's note and the full text of the poem complete the book. A worthwhile addition for most collections. -- School Library Journal Nivola's watercolor-and-gouache paintings are rich in color and detail, showing the elegant streets and homes of 19th-century New York City as well as its settlement houses. Line, pattern and a sense of place give young readers a rich vision of the golden door by which your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free came to this country. Nicely done, enabling even young children to see how the poem and the statue came together. -- Kirkus

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Linda Glaser's grandparents emigrated from eastern Europe in the late 1800's to New York City, where they first saw the huge statue. Claire Nivola's parents and grandparents arrived by ship in New York harbor in 1939, passing under the gaze of the Statue of Liberty, as part of the great European flight from anti-Semitism and Fascism.

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