Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building

Illustrated by James E. Ransome
$8.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Dragonfly Books
48 per carton
On sale Jan 10, 2012 | 978-0-375-86541-1
Age 4-8 years
Reading Level: Lexile AD770L | Fountas & Pinnell Q
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt

The unbeatable team of Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome present a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. Join a young boy as he watches the Empire State Building being constructed from scratch, then travels to the top to look down on all of New York City in 1931. Hopkinson, a master of historical fiction, and Ransome, an award-winning illustrator, dazzle us with this ALA Notable and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.

  • WINNER | 2006
    Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
  • NOMINEE
    Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Kentucky Bluegrass Award
Kirkus Reviews starred review

About

The unbeatable team of Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome present a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. Join a young boy as he watches the Empire State Building being constructed from scratch, then travels to the top to look down on all of New York City in 1931. Hopkinson, a master of historical fiction, and Ransome, an award-winning illustrator, dazzle us with this ALA Notable and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.

Awards

  • WINNER | 2006
    Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
  • NOMINEE
    Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Praise

Kirkus Reviews starred review