All About Building Manhattan

Building Manhattan is a vividly illustrated picture book about the history of the many cultures who came to the island of Manhattan and what they built. It encompasses Manhattan's rich history from its conception as an island of natural beauty with diverse wildlife, to its contemporary diversity of cultures and architecture.

In writing and illustrating Manhattan's rich history, it was Laura's goal to make history both exciting and accessible to young children. Along with the book she has created enrichment materials with educational emphasis focused on helping teach children new ways to relate history to their own lives.

Viking Juvenile (Penguin) released Building Manhattan May 15th 2008.

Building Manhattan by Laura Vila is now available at:

Barnes & Nobles, Borders and Amazon.com