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The Carving of Mount Rushmore

By Rex Alan Smith

Abbeville Press
Paperback (416 pages)

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The first book to tell the complete story of Rushmore.

"I had seen the photographs and the drawings of this great work. And yet, until about ten minutes ago I had no conception of its magnitude, its permanent beauty and its importance." —Franklin Delano Roosevelt, upon first viewing Mount Rushmore, August 30, 1936

Now in paperback, The Carving of Mount Rushmore tells the complete story of the largest and certainly the most spectacular sculpture in existence. More than 60 black-and-white photographs offer unique views of this gargantuan effort, and author Rex Alan Smith—a man born and raised within sight of Rushmore—recounts with the sensitivity of a native son the ongoing struggles of sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his workers.

Mount Rushmore (Pull Ahead Books _ American Symbols)

By Judith Jango-Cohen First Avenue Editions TM Released: 2003-08-01 Paperback (32 pages)	List Price: $7.99^* Lowest New Price: $2.87^* Lowest Used Price: $2.43^* Usually ships in 24 hours^* ^(As of 04:37 Pacific 23 Oct 2019 More Info) Click Here*
Product Description: Did you know that it took more than fourteen years to carve Mount Rushmore? Why were Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lincoln chosen to be carved? Memorializing the first one hundred and fifty years of American history, Mount Rushmore stands as a symbol of the men and women who helped shape America.

Moon Mount Rushmore & the Black Hills: With the Badlands (Travel Guide)

By Laural A. Bidwell

Moon Travel
Released: 2019-05-14
Paperback (272 pages)

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Experience the open skies of the Badlands, the rolling prairies of the West, and one of America's most famous monuments with Moon Mount Rushmore & The Black Hills. Inside you'll find:

Flexible Itineraries: Unique and adventure-packed ideas for day trips, a week on the road, families with kids, wildlife enthusiasts, and more
The Best Hikes Near Mount Rushmore: Individual trail maps, mileage and elevation gains, and trailheads
Experience the Outdoors: Find ideas for horseback riding, rock climbing, backpacking, kayaking, biking, and more. Say hello to the carved granite faces of the presidents and hike red rock canyons and hills covered in ponderosa pine. Spot bison, elk, and mountain goats and see wild horses roaming the grassy flatlands. Climb the tallest peak east of the Rockies or navigate the underground passages of Wind Cave National Park
Respectfully connect with Native American culture: Visit historic sites, galleries, and museums to learn about Lakota history, see the Crazy Horse Memorial, or attend a powwow ceremony to watch traditional dances and sample authentic cuisine
How to Get There: Up-to-date information on gateway towns, park entrances, park fees, and tours
Where to Stay: Campgrounds, resorts, hotels, and more
Planning Tips: When to go, what to pack, safety information, and how to avoid the crowds, with full-color photos and detailed maps throughout
Expertise and Know-How: Experience the best of this stunning region with Laural A. Bidwell, a local of South Dakota's Black Hills

Get to know Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills your way with Moon.

Craving more of the great outdoors? Check out Moon USA National Parks, Moon Zion & Bryce, or Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton.

Mount Rushmore (Wonders of America)

By Marion Dane Bauer Simon Spotlight Released: 2007-05-08 Paperback (32 pages)	List Price: $4.99^* Lowest New Price: $3.61^* Lowest Used Price: $0.10^* Usually ships in 24 hours^* ^(As of 04:37 Pacific 23 Oct 2019 More Info) Click Here*
Product Description: Mount Rushmore is the most visited place in the United States. Learn the story about how this wonder of America was made.

Where Is Mount Rushmore?

By True Kelley

Grosset Dunlap
Released: 2015-02-05
Paperback (112 pages)

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It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum's dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota. Does that sound like a wacky idea? Many at the time thought so. Borglum faced a lot of opposition and problems at every turn; the blasting and carving carried out through the years of the Great Depression when funding for anything was hard to come by. Yet Mount Rushmore now draws almost three million visitors to the Black Hills every year. This is an entertaining chronicle of one man's magnificent obsession, which even today sparks controversy.

Moon Mount Rushmore & the Black Hills: Including the Badlands (Moon Handbooks)

By Laural A. Bidwell

Avalon Travel Publishing
Released: 2016-04-26
Paperback (272 pages)

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South Dakota resident Laural A. Bidwell offers her firsthand experience and advice on Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills–including the Southern Hills, the Badlands, and Keystone. Bidwell provides unique travel strategies such as Best Hiking Trails, Viewing Wildlife, and Fossil Collecting in the Parks, Grasslands, & National Forest. With expert tips on the best dining, shopping, accommodations, and camping, Moon Mount Rushmore & the Black Hills gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity

By Jeff Brown

HarperTorch
Released: 2009-04-21
Paperback (96 pages)

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There’s no place on Earth a flat kid can’t go! Join Stanley on his very first adventure in the renowed Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures series!

Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, every trip is an adventure!

The whole Lambchop family is off to see Mount Rushmore. But when Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named Calamity Jasper, their vacation turns into the Wild West experience of a lifetime. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot—even for a flat boy like Stanley!

Don’t miss all of Flat Stanley’s worldwide adventures in this chapter book series!

The Mystery at Mount Rushmore (39) (Real Kids Real Places)

By Carole Marsh

Gallopade International
Paperback (160 pages)

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Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa make their way to Mount Rushmore to check out the colossal carving of four presidents? and find a mountain's worth of mystery, history, precocious prairie dogs, quirky clues, befuddling Badlands, and one Crazy Horse! One sassy sculptor! A batch of badlands! One store named Wall! Four story faces! And a Loooooong way down!

LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more!

PLACES: South Dakota: Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Avenue of Flags • Grand View Terrace • Lincoln Borglum Museum • Wall Drug Store, Route 90 • Sioux reservation • Custer State Park, Pierre • Prairie dog town • Peter Norbeck Visitor Center • Crazy Horse Monument and Visitor Center, Custer County.

PEOPLE: George Washington • Thomas Jefferson • Abraham Lincoln • Theodore Roosevelt • Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor • Lincoln Borglum, Sculptor • Crazy Horse, Sioux warrior • Henry Standing Bear • Korczak Ziolkowski, sculptor.

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY/SOCIAL STUDIES: Mount Rushmore History and Facts • South Dakota History, Geography, Weather, Animal Life and Plant Life • The Badlands History, Geology: Erosion, Corrosion, Rock minerals, mako sica Animals: coyote • Prairie Products: Wheat and Animals: prairie dogs, bison, burros • Sioux Nation History, Reservation and Traditional Dance: rain dance • The Promise • Proverbs.

Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.

Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:
Grade Levels: 3-6
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.3
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 140439
Lexile Measure: 670
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40

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Real Kids! Real Places! Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource

1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards HERE.

2. Download the Where Have You Been map HERE.

Real Kids! Real Places! Discuss Questions

3. Utilize the Real Kids! Real Places! Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA grades 2-6. This can be used for all 50 mysteries HERE.

Real Kids! Real Places! Activities

4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities HERE.

Read the Real Kids! Real Places! first three chapters

Read the Real Kids! Real Places! first three chapters

5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters HERE.

What Is Mount Rushmore? (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: American Symbols)

By Laine Falk

Childrens Pr
Released: 2009-03-01
Paperback (24 pages)

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Discover the meaning, history, and creation of the stone monument to four American presidents carved into Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.

Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: American Symbols series gives the youngest reader (Ages 6-7) an introduction to history and significance of America's symbols. Each book includes chapters that help readers identify key details while the photographs, and other text features encourage students to make connections on their own.

Great White Fathers: The True Story of Gutzon Borglum and His Obsessive Quest to Create the Mt. Rushmore National Monument

By John Taliaferro

PublicAffairs
Released: 2004-01-06
Paperback (480 pages)

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Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, hoped that ten thousand years from now, when archaeologists came upon the four sixty-foot presidential heads carved in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they would have a clear and graphic understanding of American civilization.

Borglum, the child of Mormon polygamists, had an almost Ahab-like obsession with Colossalism--a scale that matched his ego and the era. He learned how to be a celebrity from Auguste Rodin; how to be a political bully from Teddy Roosevelt. He ran with the Ku Klux Klan and mingled with the rich and famous from Wall Street to Washington. Mount Rushmore was to be his crowning achievement, the newest wonder of the world, the greatest piece of public art since Phidias carved the Parthenon.

But like so many episodes in the saga of the American West, what began as a personal dream had to be bailed out by the federal government, a compromise that nearly drove Borglum mad. Nor in the end could he control how his masterpiece would be received. Nor its devastating impact on the Lakota Sioux and the remote Black Hills of South Dakota.

Great White Fathers is at once the biography of a man and the biography of a place, told through travelogue, interviews, and investigation of the unusual records that one odd American visionary left behind. It proves that the best American stories are not simple; they are complex and contradictory, at times humorous, at other times tragic.

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