Mount Rushmore
America's Sights and Symbols
Describes the creation of the huge sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the 1920s under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, infographics, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
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978-1-5038-8880-7
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| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Category | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2025 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | Stride |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2024-08-01 |
| BISACS | JNF025190, JNF025170, JNF025260 |
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| Dewey | 978.3 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 8 x 9.5 |
| Lexile | 870 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.1 |
| ATOS Interest Level | LG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 551012 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Detailed maps, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Infographics, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources | National Park Service Travel South Dakota Kiddle |
- The Monument
- The Sculptor
- Choosing The Mountain
- Picking The Presidents
- Preparing to Carve
- Blasting Rock
- Carving The Mountain
- The Finished Monument
- Visiting Mount Rushmore
- Glossary
- Fast Facts
- One Stride Further
- Find Out More
- Index
Author: Luke Gabriel
Luke Gabriel is the pen name of Gabriel Flynn. Raised in pristine North Dakota, Flynn is a lifelong sports enthusiast. He received his classical education at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, where he met his beautiful wife Kristee. Flynn enjoys traveling, reading, playing games with his wife, and wrestling with his four children--Isaac, Peter, Rachel, and Hannah. Flynn and his family live in Eagan, Minnesota. A prolific writer for The Child's World, Flynn also writes under the pen name A. R. McHugh.
