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Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism
The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei
By Jeanne Walker Harvey
Illustrators
Illustrated by Khoa Le
Edition
By Jeanne Walker Harvey
Hardcover edition
Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Atheneum ISBN9781665953337
The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei
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Award-winning picture book biographer Jeanne Walker Harvey tells the story of the renowned architect I. M. Pei and his triumph in redesigning the Louvre through problem-solving and persistence.
In 1981, I. M. Pei was on a mission. A successful architect known for his modern designs, Pei was asked by the French president to redesign the Louvre Museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa and now famous for the glass pyramid at its center. At the time, the Louvre had many problems and no pyramid.
Pei faced many obstacles, including discrimination because he was Chinese American. Determined to succeed and make the Louvre a welcome place for all, Pei worked hard—and sometimes in secret. This is the story of a visionary who worked patiently and persistently to solve problems and achieve his goals: to plant and grow a glass pyramid.
In 1981, I. M. Pei was on a mission. A successful architect known for his modern designs, Pei was asked by the French president to redesign the Louvre Museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa and now famous for the glass pyramid at its center. At the time, the Louvre had many problems and no pyramid.
Pei faced many obstacles, including discrimination because he was Chinese American. Determined to succeed and make the Louvre a welcome place for all, Pei worked hard—and sometimes in secret. This is the story of a visionary who worked patiently and persistently to solve problems and achieve his goals: to plant and grow a glass pyramid.
More information about architects and I. M. Pei, with photographs. "STEM Connections: Solving Construction Problems." Selected sources. Full-color digital illustrations.
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