![]() In this funny, thought-provoking science fiction novel, humor creates a vital bond between species. With many child-oriented details, including 22 squirrels hidden in the pictures, this celebrates the first large public park in the United States.īy Geoff Rodkey. Ages 9-13. An outstanding double-page spread shows the 34 bridges and archways in the original park. ![]() A joyful scene shows Vaux skating on a moonlit lake after the park opened in 1858. Then comes the actual creation, which entailed evicting the small population of blacks, digging and dynamiting the land, forming ponds, and planting, planting, planting. Beautifully detailed illustrations complement the smooth, informational narrative of their success in winning the contest and designing the park. ![]() Visionary architect Calvert Vaux urged city leaders to hold a contest to design a park, which he then entered with park superintendent Frederick Law Olmsted. But in the 1850s, the land was swampy and barely populated, north of the crowded city. $17.99.Ī child who visits New York City today might wonder how Central Park came to be, surrounded as it now is with so many buildings. ![]() "A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park"īy Ashley Benham Yazdani. ![]()
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