Mount Rushmore (Wonders of America Series)

by Marion Dane Bauer, John Wallace (Illustrator)

Overview

Mount Rushmore is the most visited place in the United States. Learn the story about how this wonder of America was made.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416934776
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	05/08/2007
Series:	Wonders of America
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	515,476
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	740L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Award winner The Stuff of Stars. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com.

John Wallace’s formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at University of Cambridge. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children’s book illustrations, he is particularly inspired by what he calls “the gooniness” of young schoolchildren. John lives in Broadstairs, England.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-2
This easy reader explains how the massive sculpture came to be. Numerous names make the book more difficult to read than other titles in the series. Students are told why each president was selected by Gutzon Borglum for his carving, and there are interesting details about the size of the monument, such as the fact that each of Washington's eyes is 11 feet wide. The colorful illustrations vary in size and for the most part enhance the text. Back matter includes a page of fascinating facts, at a higher reading level.
—Colleen D. BockaCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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