Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Jim Burke
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 1-4
Naming Liberty is a historical fiction book about a young girl who is leaving her home in Russia to move to America. She begins wondering what her name will be when she arrives to America. When she sees the statue of Liberty, she knows Liberty must be her name. It also tells a tale of a young artist named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi who dreams of building a monument to honor freedom.
Jim Burke did an amazing job with illustrating Naming Liberty by creating pictures that complete the texts and also almost tell another story at the same time as the texts. His paintings capture perfectly the tales of the young girl and artist both seeking freedom.
When studying freedom or the Statue of Liberty, this would be a great book to read and have the students reflect on what freedom means to them. Whether they are immigrants or natives, the United States of America's freedom affects each and every person who lives here.
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