The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei

by Jeanne Walker Harvey

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665953330
• ISBN13: 9781665953337
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 10.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3