About This Book
When your child feels small and wonders if one person can truly make a difference, this book offers a powerful, true story of collective action. It reveals the forgotten history of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal. The statue was a gift from France, but it sat in crates for months because wealthy Americans and the government refused to pay for its base. The book celebrates how newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer started a fundraising campaign that inspired over 120,000 people, many of them schoolchildren, to donate their pennies, nickels, and dimes. This inspiring, true story highlights themes of teamwork, perseverance, and civic duty, showing children ages 6 to 9 that even the smallest contributions can come together to create something monumental.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
The book touches on class differences (the wealthy not contributing versus the poor and children who did) in a direct but age-appropriate way. The approach is secular and historical. The resolution is entirely hopeful and celebratory.
Ideal Reader
An ideal reader is a 7 or 8-year-old who is beginning to understand concepts of community, fundraising, and fairness. It's perfect for a child who feels frustrated by their size or perceived powerlessness and needs to see a real-world example of kids making a huge impact.
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