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A Green Place to Be

A Green Place to Be

The Creation of Central Park

by Ashley Benham Yazdani and Ashley Benham Yazdani
Hardback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 12/03/2019

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How did Central Park become a vibrant gem in the heart of New York City? Follow the visionaries behind the plan as it springs to green life.

In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the remaining open space. The people needed a green place to be — a park with ponds to row on and paths for wandering through trees and over bridges.

When a citywide contest solicited plans for creating a park out of barren swampland, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted put their heads together to create the winning design, and the hard work of making their plans a reality began. By winter, the lake opened for skating.

By the next summer, the waterside woodland known as the Ramble opened for all to enjoy. Meanwhile, sculptors, stone masons, and master gardeners joined in to construct thirty-four unique bridges, along with fountains, pagodas, and band shells, making New York's Central Park a green gift to everyone. Included in the end matter are bios of Vaux and Olmsted, a bibliography, and engaging factual snippets.

  • Features the gorgeous art and accomplished writing of debut author-illustrator Ashley Yazdani. 
  • New York's Central Park is one of the best-known city parks in the country. 
  • Olmsted is considered the father of landscape architecture. After Central Park he designed the Arnold Arboretum, Stanford University campus, and the Capitol Building grounds in Washington, D.C.
ISBN:
9780763696955
9780763696955
Category:
Natural history (Childrens/Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
12-03-2019
Publisher:
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
40
Dimensions (mm):
282x240x10mm
Weight:
0.53kg
Ashley Benham Yazdani

Ashley Benham Yazdani holds an MFA from the Illustration Practice Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art and a BFA in illustration from California College of the Arts.

A Green Place to Be is her debut picture book.

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