I really love reading books with my kids about how landmarks are designed and created - one of our favorites is about the Golden Gate Bridge. This has a similar joy to it of happy circumstances and hard work that produced one of the world's most well-known landmarks. The book shows how popular opinion long leaned toward destroying the tower after the world's fair, but Eiffel worked to make it a essential bastion of scientific research. Great illustrations and an interesting story for curious kids and adults alike.

As a STEM teacher, I’m always excited to see more science and technology books becoming available for children. When a five-star book such as this comes across my desk, I want to shout from the rooftops!

First of all, content aside, the cover art and interior illustrations are fantastic. I love it when children are engaged with details, causing their eyes to wander all over the page. Congratulations, on these fine whimsical illustrations, Lia Visrin.

Author Emma Bland Smith explores how science saved the iconic Eiffel Tower. She shares that while the Eiffel Tower was arguably Gustave Eiffel’s greatest contribution as a builder, it was also a contribution to the field of scientific research. Officials agreed that the 1000 ft tower that was going to mark the entrance for the 1889 World’s Fair was temporary. Eiffel agreed to provide most of the funds for building the tower. In return, the city agreed to let him leave it up for 20 years to earn back his investment. Eiffel needed to convince Parisians that it should stay rather than be dismantled and sold for scrap metal. You’ll need to read to find out how Eiffel convinced the French military, the aviation industry, and the weather bureau that they needed his tower. Eiffel’s dream came true; it truly was “an observatory and a laboratory such as science has never had at its disposal”

Everyone was a winner! Did you know that Eiffel made the money back on his investment within the year?

Children will love the timeline and interesting facts included, making this a great book for school projects. Not only are the illustrations engaging, but the text is compelling and simple to understand. This is a must-have book for families who love to travel, for students who are beginning research at school and for inquisitive minds!

was gifted this advance copy by Emma Bland Smith, Capstone, and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

Thank you, Capstone, for the advance reading copy.

I am so impressed with the team's work in producing this storybook.

Everything about this book works like magic: the writing (it's simply beautiful and lyrical but so apt for the reading age group), the dreamy wonderful illustrations and the full page artwork, the presentation of the writing alongside the illustrations. I would say everything worked perfectly. And we get to learn about some basic important facts about the Eiffel Tower and the people behind this masterpiece. The references given at the end is another amazing highlight of the book.

I need this book for the kids here!