About this story
A giant gift shipped across an ocean
France sent America a copper colossus in hundreds of pieces. She was shiny brown once; the weather slowly turned her green.
About 6 minutes, for ages 4–8. In the app, this story is told in the voice of someone your kids love — Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, or any trusted storyteller — with their own names woven in.
What kids will hear
- The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France.
- She is made of copper and used to be shiny brown before turning green.
- Gustave Eiffel, who built the Eiffel Tower, engineered her iron skeleton.
- She crossed the ocean in hundreds of pieces and was put back together.