Emma's Poem
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A celebration of our nation’s melting pot, this beautifully illustrated origin story of the Statue of Liberty honors a poet who has advocated for the voiceless. “Give me your tired, your poor 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)
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- ISBN
- 9780544105089
- Publication Date
- September 10, 2013
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Original Publication Date
- April 5, 2010
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 1316
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lexile® Level
- AD720L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 136162
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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