Resources
Parks for the People
How Frederick Law Olmsted Designed America
Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol.
Resources
★ “Beginning with a title that introduces both Frederick Law Olmsted’s work and the book’s main idea, Partridge gives young readers a focused biography that shows not only what Olmsted accomplished—he designed and executed the completion of numerous parks, from Central Park to the U.S. Capitol grounds—but also what stirred him to do so.” —Hornbook, starred review
“Stadtlander’s vivid, architectural-model-like images of places in Olmsted’s life provide myriad details to pore over. . . A worthy purchase for history collections.” —Booklist