Ebook43 pages9 minutes
Her Right Foot
By Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
()
About this ebook
If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?
She's in New York.
She's holding a torch.
And she's taking one step forward.
But why?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Can you believe that?
She's in New York.
She's holding a torch.
And she's taking one step forward.
But why?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Can you believe that?
Author
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is the author of many books, including What Can a Citizen Do? and Her Right Foot. He is the cofounder of: Voice of Witness, an oral-history series focused on human rights; 826 National, a network of writing and tutoring centers; and ScholarMatch, which connects donors and under-resourced students to make college possible. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read more from Dave Eggers
What Can a Citizen Do? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Can a Citizen Do? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Bridge Will Not Be Gray Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Most of the Better Natural Things in the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Became Jaguars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Her Right Foot
Related ebooks
Amos & Boris Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Abel's Island: (Newbery Honor Book) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seventh Wish Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything You Need for a Treehouse Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Monster School Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Real Thief Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awake Beautiful Child Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bear Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Snail Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scarecrow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Oliver Olson Changed the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Amazing Bone: (Caldecott Honor Book) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Things to Do Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Shrek! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Over and Under the Snow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brave Irene: A Picture Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unstoppable Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doctor De Soto Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stone Sat Still Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bear Who Wasn't There: And the Fabulous Forest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hundred Percent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Up the Creek Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Children's For You
Into the Wild: Warriors #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pete the Kitty Goes to the Doctor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coraline Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Shadow Is Purple Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cedric The Shark Get's Toothache: Bedtime Stories For Children, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5House of Many Ways Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tikki Tikki Tembo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little House on the Prairie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bridge to Terabithia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Alice In Wonderland: The Original 1865 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Lewis Carroll Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAtlas Shrugged SparkNotes Literature Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Tower Treasure: The Hardy Boys Book 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How To Write A Children’s Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fever 1793 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Out of My Heart Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night: 10 Scary Stories to Give You Nightmares! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Graveyard Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Garden: The 100th Anniversary Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amari and the Night Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Her Right Foot
Rating: 4.417525665979381 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
97 ratings10 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A story that tells you how such an American landmark like the Statue of Liberty came from, and what stands for.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Her right foot was a great picture book about the statue of liberty. This book tells about every element of the statue of liberty, how her seven crowns represent the seven seas of the world, her book carries the date of the declaration of independence. The statue was a gift from France. The statue of liberty's right food is on the move! It is as if she walked across the ocean! I think this book would be wonderful to teach young children the origins of American's most Iconic statue.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book compiles the history and many facts about the Statue of Liberty with just a few words on each page of clear pen and ink illustrations. But beyond the history and the art of the statue, the author discovers a powerful message in the statue's right foot. Leveled for K-3.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adult novelist/essayist/publisher Dave Eggers, perhaps best known for such books as A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and for founding the publishing house McSweeney's, turns to children's literature with Her Right Foot, which offers a non-fiction picture-book examination of the iconic Statue of Liberty. In a distinctive, conversational style, one in which the narrator interrupts himself to question the reader from time to time, this book sets out the history of the creation of the statue, her transportation across the seas from France - did you know she came from France? (the narrator asks) - and the fact that her right foot is raised, and that she is in motion. What does this forward motion mean...? Quite a bit, as it happens.Although I have never read Eggers' adult work, and have no particular attachment to the catalogue of McSweeney's, I am of course familiar with his books, and with his high profile in the publishing world. Given that this is so, I was curious to see what he would do with a children's book. All in all, I was quite impressed, finding the narrative quite engaging, with its chit-chatty style. More importantly, I think younger children will find the style engaging, and will learn something in the process. The artwork by Shawn Harris, who makes his debut here,
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Moving explanation of the Statue of Liberty written for early elementary.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love the engaging, conversational tone of this book, giving the history, art appreciation and fun facts about the Statue of Liberty. Ultimately, the soaring but simple ending embodies what the statue and this country stand for. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the values of liberty, courage and acceptance.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In this nonfiction picture book, Eggers talks about the history of the Statue of Liberty and then about the importance of what it represents -- the welcoming of immigrants to the United States. With all the xenophobic political rhetoric we've been hearing in the past year or so, this is a welcome change, especially for children who are immigrants themselves or children of immigrants and thus in need of some reassurance. However, it's also important for non-immigrant children as a reminder to be kind and have an open heart. The illustrations aren't as realistic as I would normally care for in a nonfiction text, but they fit well with Eggers's somewhat facetious tone and the overall attempt to make nonfiction engaging with young children. (With the Common Core highlighting the need for more nonfiction texts, this is a good book to make available to show kids that nonfiction does not necessarily equal dry.) Despite the heft of the book, the text on each page is limited to one to three sentences, so it reads fairly quickly. I could see this being a good read-aloud or read-alone for elementary school-age children or even for those in junior high school.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love it! I've never been to NYC, so have not had the pleasure of seeing the statue in person. I had never heard about Her Right Foot before. An important detail and a delightful read!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5There are many good books about the Statue of Liberty for children and adults. David Egger’s book The Right Foot is distinctive for its vibrancy, its idiosyncratic voice and gorgeous illustrations just right for a young audience. Egger takes us through a fun-filled, amusing ride of the facts, known and unknown, about the Statute of Liberty. What makes The Right Foot distinctive is when Egger’s excitement builds as he notices something new, something he did not notice before. The Statue of Liberty’s right foot is lifted, it’s moving and it’s walking! It is walking towards the “huddled masses” yearning to be free. It is not just a passive statue but an open, moving, reaching out statue that welcomes immigrant’s to the shores of the Unites States. Eggers believes that “"Liberty and freedom from oppression are not things you get or grant by standing around like some kind of statue. No! These are things that require action." And so here we see the Statue of Liberty taking the required action and it requires us to take action too. It is especially poignant and persuasive to hear this message in these difficult days of division about immigrants and refugees and who can come/not come to our borders for a better life
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I am a Statue of Liberty fan from way back- ever since I participated in the penny drive to restore her in first grade during the last century. This book is perfect.
Book preview
Her Right Foot - Dave Eggers
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1