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greenteabookme's review
5.0
What a fantastic and true story! As a lover of Paris and the Eiffel Tower it was such an interesting history refresh and I had no clue how brilliant Gustave Eiffel himself was - as an engineer myself he is so so so inspiring.
The story was easy to read and I think would be fun, educational and inspiring for young kids and adults alike, and the illustrations were fantastic!
My little one is too young to understand the story yet but I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy to have forever.
The story was easy to read and I think would be fun, educational and inspiring for young kids and adults alike, and the illustrations were fantastic!
My little one is too young to understand the story yet but I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy to have forever.
libraryrobin's review
4.0
Excellent historic picture book! Superb illustrations and well-documented events that bring to life the fight to save the Eiffel Tower from the scrap heap by using it for a variety of scientific purposes.
lifeasmrsbaker's review
5.0
This book about the Eiffel Tower was not only informative, but also very cute! I loved the information about the creator of the Eiffel Tower and the illustrations were very cute as well! This is a great addition to any STEAM library :)
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
angiew23's review
5.0
This is the true story of the building and preserving of the iconic landmark in France in picture book format. This book shows the challenges faced by the architect to build and prevent destruction of the Eiffel tower, meant to be a temporary installation. The theme of Science and really STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is woven throughout this story. Sub-themes include weather, architecture, flight/physics, wind tunnels, measurement, radio communications and more. This book fits well into the recently expanding genre of children's biography and historical fiction picture books.
As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see myself purchasing a copy of this book for my classroom library. I would recommend it for families, teachers and librarians serving children in the 5-12 age range. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this fabulous book!
As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see myself purchasing a copy of this book for my classroom library. I would recommend it for families, teachers and librarians serving children in the 5-12 age range. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this fabulous book!
thatsoneforthebooks's review
5.0
I really love reading books with my kids about how landmarks are designed and created - one of our favorites is about the Golden Gate Bridge. This has a similar joy to it of happy circumstances and hard work that produced one of the world's most well-known landmarks. The book shows how popular opinion long leaned toward destroying the tower after the world's fair, but Eiffel worked to make it a essential bastion of scientific research. Great illustrations and an interesting story for curious kids and adults alike.
librarianryan's review
informative
3.0
This book is long, but a decent look at what it took the Eiffel Tower to become a heart at the center of the Paris people.
heisereads's review
4.0
Fascinating! Hard to believe such an iconic monument was only supposed to be up for 20 years!
ninas_nook's review
4.0
I didn’t know the story behind the Eiffel Tower and it was so interesting!
I’ve always assumed the Eiffel Tower was built as a symbol with plans to stay but to see that the usefulness of the tower was proven after the fact was surprising to me.
This is a wonderful story about history for children and I highly recommend for any child’s shelf.
Huge thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve always assumed the Eiffel Tower was built as a symbol with plans to stay but to see that the usefulness of the tower was proven after the fact was surprising to me.
This is a wonderful story about history for children and I highly recommend for any child’s shelf.
Huge thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.