Holub, Joan.

What is the statue of liberty? / Joan Holub, Scott Anderson, John Hinderliter. - DGS ed. - [S.l.] : Grosset & Dunlap, 2014. - 112 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. - What was...? . - What was...? .

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

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