Sarah Gotlieb, age 7, of Rutland, Vt., for her question:

HOW TALL IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY?

On Liberty Island in New York Harbor is the larger copper Statue of Liberty. The torch rises 305 feet one inch above the base of the pedestal. The statue itself stands 151 feet, one inch high and weighs 450,000 pounds.

The famous statue is made of more than 300 thin sheets of copper with a total weight of about 100 tons. The outer layer of copper is supported by an iron framework which resembles that of an oil derrick.

The statue is an excellent example of repousse work, which is a process of hammering metal over a mold in order to shape it.

Properly called "Liberty Enlightening the World," the statue was made possible by the people of France who donated about $250,000 for the construction= the people of the United States gave about $280,000 for the pedestal.