Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))

Glaser, Linda

ISBN 10: 0547171846 / ISBN 13: 9780547171845

Edité par Clarion Books, 2010

N° de réf. du vendeur 0547171846-4-35011258

Synopsis :

Give me your tired,  your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...

Who wrote these words?  And why?

 

In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that was to give 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, slowly came to shape our hearts, defining us as a nation that welcomes and gives refuge to those who come to our shores.

 

This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry)

À propos de l?auteur:

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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of ...
Éditeur : Clarion Books
Date d'édition : 2010
Reliure : hardcover
Illustrateur : Nivola, Claire A.
Etat : Fair