The secret friend of the Eiffel Tower

An album for readers aged 7-9 Author: Eva Bensard Illustrator: Zosia Dzierzawska In the collection The Other Story: an unexpected narrator invites us to discover a treasure of our heritage. In this new title, the narrator is a brick chimney, the only vestige of the Eiffel Tower construction site. This small brick chimney stands near the west pillar. She knows the tower like the back of her hand and tells its story from her point of view. At first she is very jealous of her success. This “junk asparagus” annoys him, looking down on everyone from above! The little chimney tells of the construction site, Gustave Eiffel, the Universal Exhibition of 1889, the different “dresses” of the tower. Ultimately, this will become his “giant friend”.