statues

"... Elodie, the dragon detective Meenore, and the kindly ogre Count Jonty Um are all on their way to Elodie's home island of Lahnt. Elodie has barely set foot on land before she learns that the Replica, a statue that keeps her island's deadly volcano from erupting, has been stolen! If the Replica isn't found in three days, a mountain will be destroyed... "--Amazon.

Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.

This book traces the story of the monument, starting with an idea dreamt up by a French professor and ending with the installation of the structure on an island.

"It's a lovely day in 1930s London, right up until a giant stone lion comes to life and starts wrecking the city! It seems like the perfect case for the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Of course, Sherlock Holmes doesn't actually exist; he is a fictional character created by Mrs. Hudson, who has been the real Baker Street detective all along, writing Holmes' adventures under the pen name of John Watson and running around the city in disguise. With an overwhelmed caseload she'll need the help of a precocious bunch of young detectives-in-training to solve the mystery of the living statues."--Provided by publisher.

Doctor Who and Rose discover a two thousand year old statue of Rose in a musuem, and search for the meaning of it in ancient Rome.

Geronimo Stilton and his friends race to foil the plans of the pirate cats who attempt to steal New Mouse City's Statue of Liberty believing it's made of gold.

Describes the history and creation of the Statue of Liberty and how it came to be a symbol of the United States.

Irish siblings Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan find themselves in far-flung places as they desperately search for a family heirloom--a statue stolen by their great-great-grandfather aboard the "Lusitania" the day it was sunk--that holds much more than sentimental value to others around the globe.

Uses simple text to introduce the Statute of Liberty as an American symbol of freedom.