Rushmore

Rushmore

by Lynn Curlee

Curlee describes with wonderful detail how the world’s largest stone sculpture was conceived, designed, and created by the dedicated artist Gutzon Borglum. It particularly emphasizes Rushmore’s patriotic aspects and why each of the presidents was chosen for immortality. The bold and realistic pictures add a touch art that readers of all ages are sure to enjoy and also includes multiple two-page layout illustrations. One interesting feature that is included in this book is a timeline for Mount Rushmore. This is a feature that is not used in very many children's picture books but is very helpful for information and nonfiction books. Time lines are helpful as an outline for students to see a snapshot of the topic in order. In the classroom teachers could ask students to write a timeline for Mount Rushmore as practice and check it using the already created timeline in the back. All in all, this is a great book to dive into the history of one of United States historical monuments.

Intended Age 8-12