Appleseeds articles from September 2001

Appleseeds archives from September 2001

Welcome Aboard the Ferry.
September 1, 2001... On a sunny morning not long ago, a ferry packed with people from all over the world left from the southern tip of Manhattan. It was bound for two small islands in New York Harbor. As it neared the first stop, Liberty Island, so many passengers...

WHAT A GIFT.
September 1, 2001... The people of France gave the United States a 151-foot, 1-inch present in 1886. The gift was the Statue of Liberty. Edouard de Laboulaye, a French law professor, wanted to honor America's freedom and to remember the friendship between the...

The Traveling Arm.
September 1, 2001... Did you know that a country can celebrate its birthday, too? In 1876, to mark America's 100th birthday, Congress voted to hold a Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although the Statue of Liberty was still under...

Pennies for the Pedestal.
September 1, 2001... The statue was ready but not the pedestal on which it would stand. One hundred thousand dollars more were needed. Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World newspaper, began a campaign to raise money to finish the work. He asked everyone...

Liberty's Skin and Bones.
September 1, 2001... The Statue of Liberty is America's most famous immigrant. Born in 1871 in the imagination of French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, Liberty grew up in a workshop near Paris, France. Sculptors, plasterers, carpenters, and engineers...

Why Is She Green?
September 1, 2001... When Lady Liberty was new, it was the brown color of a penny, but soon it took on a green tint. After about 100 years, the joints between the iron skeleton and the copper skin had grown weak and needed major repairs. Oxygen first changes the...

WHAT SHALL SHE WEAR?
September 1, 2001... As Lady Liberty prepared for her maiden voyage to America, the question facing her (like any other Parisian lady contemplating a transatlantic trip) was, What should she wear? Her dress must have such style and drama that truly shows the...

Freedom! Now What?
September 1, 2001... September 27, 1910 Dear Diary, I see her! I can see the Statue of Liberty from the ship! Freedom at last! Now we can own our own land. And when I'm older, I can learn at a university. But Father says that before we can live in...

Growing Up on Ellis Island.
September 1, 2001... After sailing past the Statue of Liberty, immigrants stopped at Ellis Island to be "processed." Here they waited in long lines to answer questions and have medical inspections. After processing, immigrants either were given permission to stay...

The New Colossus.(Poem)
September 1, 2001... Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name...

Encouraging Words.(poet Emma Lazarus (1849-1887))
September 1, 2001... When the Statue of Liberty was first dedicated, no one spoke of the immigrants to whom it would become so important. But when an auction of writings by famous authors was held to raise money for the pedestal, among the donated pieces was a...

Statue Statistics.
September 1, 2001... The Statue of Liberty is just over 305 feet from the ground to the torch's tip. The right arm is 42 feet long. The index finger is 8 feet long. The head is 10 feet thick. The statue contains 31 tons of copper and 125 tons of steel. What do...

Brainteaser.
September 1, 2001... Some of the answers to the questions below can be found in this issue of AppleSeeds. To solve others, you'll need to use common sense. Match each question to its answer, which can be found somewhere on the cover of the Ellis Island Tattler. ...

Branching Out.
September 1, 2001... "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" can be found in Hand in Hand: An American History through Poetry, collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins (Simon & Schuster)....

Join the APPLE CORPS.
September 1, 2001... Dear Readers, We want to know what you're thinking about. That's why we're inviting you to join the AppleCorps. Every month, we'll include at least one article written by a school student. Here's how you can join: * Go to our...

Gift from France.(Poem)
September 1, 2001... Paris sculptor Bartholdi dreamt of Lady Liberty. What a mind to visualize all that detail, all that size. Craftsmen worked for weeks and weeks on wooden frames and copper sheets. Made in sections, end to start, ...