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The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei
By HARVEY, Jeanne Walker
- ISBN
- 9781665953337
- Publisher
- Atheneum
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Reviewed on May 2, 2025 | Nonfiction - Elementary
Gr 2–5—The author of poetic picture book biographies on artists, such as Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, about another Asian American architect of a well-known monument, turns to Chinese American I.M. Pei for her latest work. Pei was already an acclaimed architect when he was tapped by the president of France to redesign the Louvre, home of the famous Mona Lisa. The text focuses on his creative process and how he was inspired by the bamboo trees and rocky retreats of his native country a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
