Parks for the People: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted

By Julie Dunlap

Book Overview

Growing up on a Connecticut farm in the 1800s, Frederick Olmsted loved roaming the outdoors. A contest to design the nation's first city park opened new doors for Olmsted when his winning design became New York's Central Park, just one of Olmsted's ideas that changed our nation's cities. Award-winning author Julie Dunlap brings Olmsted to life in this wonderful biography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555914705
• ISBN13: 9781555914707
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7