Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands

By Susan Goldman Rubin

“An intriguing look at how a creative, introspective child became a world-famous architect and artist.” —Shelf Awareness
 
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, is one of the most famous pieces of civic architecture in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the reserved college student who entered and won the design competition to build it. This accessible biography tells the story of Maya Lin, from her youth as a first-generation American to her struggle to stick with her vision of the memorial to the wide variety of works she has created since then.
 
The carefully researched text, paired with ample photos, crosses multiple interests—American history, civic activism, art history, and cultural diversity—as well as providing an important contribution to the current discussion of the role of women and minorities in society.
 
“A reading experience as thoughtful and emotionally connected as one of Lin’s installations.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
 
“A finely designed, endlessly compelling examination of the life and work of one of America’s most notable architects.” —Booklist (starred review)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Nov 7, 2017
• ISBN: 9781452140896

Susan Goldman Rubin

Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of many nonfiction books for children, including Stand There! She Shouted: The Invincible Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron and The Quilts of Gee’s Bend. She lives in Malibu, California.

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Reviews for Maya Lin

[salsabrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An approachable introduction to Maya Lin for older elementary and up, illustrated with color photographs of her works. I only ever knew her as the designer of the Vietnam War memorial! Her other projects are fascinating.

[lillibrary · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A great introduction to this remarkable woman whose iconic vision for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has made it one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. Each chapter focuses on a different project and highlights the tremendous thought and planning that went into each design. The author portrays Maya Lin as an artist, an activist and an architect. Thorough bibliography and source notes at the end of the book. Recommend for strong upper elementary school readers and up who are looking for books on architects, famous women, Chinese Americans, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial or the Martin Luther King Jr. Civil RIghts Memorial.