Maya Lin: Artist-architect of light and lines.

Harvey, J. W., & Phumiruk, D. (2017). Maya Lin: Artist-architect of light and lines. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

15 pages, Preschool to 2, ISBN 978-1250112491

This is a child-friendly picture book that briefly tells the life of Maya Lin and how she designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The reader is guided through Maya Lin's life and how she developed a passion for spaces and her environment. She became interested in building and architecture in college. In college, she entered a contest to design a memorial honoring Vietnam soldiers who passed away. She began designing for the project by reflecting and taking in the environment where the memorial would be made. She put a lot of thought into the contest and she was competing against many great and well known artists and architects. She was chosen, although she faced praise and she faced objections she continued with her plan. Many visit the memorial and she continues to create what she loves.

This book is appropriate for the age group. The pictures are engaging, calming, detailed, and related to the text on the page. I enjoyed this book, it was interesting and I learned a lot form it. I grabbed this book because I a have been to the memorial before, and the feelign there was intense and meaningful. This book brought a deeper meaning to what I had already experienced. Although, more pages would help wth how choppy the book is. It jumps around alot without much transition. Despite this, I think it would benefit students who live near the memorial or a re learning about the memorial.