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Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty Paperback - 2013
by Glaser, Linda
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- Paperback
A picture book biography that shows how one poet’s voice forever changed the way we view perhaps the most symbolic piece of art in America: the Statue of Liberty
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- Title Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty
- Author Glaser, Linda
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers
- Date 2013-09-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # C51932
- ISBN 9780544105089 / 0544105087
- Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 7.7 x 0.2 in (27.94 x 19.56 x 0.51 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 720
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Biography, Poets, American
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
"Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . . "
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 by Emma Lazarus has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry)