Coury, Tina Nichols Hanging off Jefferson’s Nose: Growing Up
on Mount Rushmore, illustrated by Sally Wren Comport. Dial (Penguin), 2013. $17.
PICTURE BOOK.
Lincoln Borglum
grew up on Mount Rushmore, working along side his father as they used an army
of workers to carve the now famous monument to four presidents. Even when he could have left for college,
Lincoln stayed, learning every job on the mountain. At 26, Lincoln took over as manager, and when
his father died three years later, Lincoln was determined to finish the work.
This as much a story of the love and respect
between father and son as it is a quick look at the building of the
monument. It is not overly wordy, but is
not a light read, landing part way between a regular picture book and a short
non-fiction title.
EL – ADVISABLE; MS –
OPTIONAL (show to your American History teachers). Cindy, Library Teacher.
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