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The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie
32 pp.
| Owlkids |
August, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77147-267-8$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Katty Maurey.
Skirting the less-savory aspects of Carnegie's biography (corrupt business dealings, the Homestead Strike, etc.), Larsen writes a plainspoken picture-book narrative of a hard-working and intellectually curious immigrant who grew to be a major philanthropist and builder of public libraries. Maurey's gentle, flattened figurative depictions have a subdued stateliness. The handsome, well-made book (sewn signatures, a lovely rarity!) includes an afterword with photos. Bib.