Description How did Central Park become a vibrant gem in the heart of New York City? Follow the visionaries behind the plan as it springs to Green life.
A Green Place to Be is her debut picture book..
About the Author Ashley Benham Yazdani holds an MFA from the Illustration Practice Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art and a BFA in illustration from California College of the Arts.
Included in the end matter are bios of Vaux and Olmsted, a bibliography, and engaging factual snippets.
Meanwhile, sculptors, stone masons, and master gardeners joined in to construct thirty-four unique bridges, along with fountains, pagodas, and band shells, making New York\'s Central Park a Green gift to everyone.
By the next summer, the waterside woodland known as the Ramble opened for all to enjoy.
By winter, the lake opened for skating.
When a citywide contest solicited plans for creating a park out of barren swampland, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted put their heads together to create the winning design, and the hard work of making their plans a reality began.
The people needed a Green Place to be -- a park with ponds to row on and paths for wandering through trees and over bridges.
In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the remaining open space.
Description How did Central Park become a vibrant gem in the heart of New York City? Follow the visionaries behind the plan as it springs to Green life
