<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this powerful tribute to the true meaning of liberty, a boy comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family travel to Ellis Island each year to celebrate the Statue of Liberty's birthday. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Tony thinks it's dumb to go all the way to Liberty Island for a birthday picnic. But that's before he understands what the Statue of Liberty means to Grandma.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Poignant . . . Bunting's patriotic story . . . never grows soppy.--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>Bunting warmly captures the lasting emotional impact that the first sighting of the statue can have on hopeful new arrivals . . . Excellent.--<i>School Library Journal</i><br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>EVE BUNTING</b> first glimpsed the Statue of Liberty when she sailed into New York Harbor as an immigrant from Ireland. She is the author of many books, including the three titles in the Little Badger series and the Caldecott Medal-winning <i>Smoky Night</i>, illustrated by David Diaz. She lives in Southern California. <p/><b>NANCY CARPENTER</b> has illustrated numerous books for children, including <i>Twinnies</i>, also written by Eve Bunting. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.<br>