To the top!
Subtitle: a Gateway Arch story
By: by Amanda E. Doyle ; illustrated by Tony Waters
Contributors: Waters, Tony, 1958- illustrator; Jefferson National Parks Association
Publisher: Reedy Press; Jefferson National Parks Association
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781935806325
Subjects: Gateway Arch (Saint Louis, Mo.); Juvenile fiction; History; Fiction; Gateway Arch (Saint Louis, Missouri); Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Description: Take the children in your life on their own journey of discovery: tag along with Ella, her impatient little brother Jake, and their Grandpa as they explore the outside, inside, and very, very top of the Gateway Arch, on the Mississippi riverfront in St. Louis, Missouri. While Jake just wants to get to the top as fast as possible, Ella is intent on impressing Grandpa with everything she has learned about the landmark and its history.;Together, the family discovers fascinating artifacts;a bison, a great grizzly bear, a tall statue of Thomas Jefferson & while Grandpa spins tales of his own memories, as a young man, of watching the Arch being built. More than just an architectural feat, the Arch embodies the history, culture, and spirit of westward expansion, exploration, and individual dignity.