Words of Welcome: How Emma Lazarus Gave Lady Liberty a Voice (A Picture Book Biography)

From an award-winning picture book team, Words of Welcome is the story of poet and advocate Emma Lazarus, who wrote the famous poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty, and how that statue became a symbol of hope, freedom, and opportunity

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . ."

Before her words were engraved on the bronze plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus was a talented yet underappreciated poet. She was a staunch advocate for t...