| Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers Contributor(s): Aston, Dianna Hutts (Author), Roth, Susan L. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0803732457 ISBN-13: 9780803732452 Publisher: Dial Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2010028797 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 9.6" W x 10.9" (0.91 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 146099 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 1921 and 1955, Italian immigrant Simon Rodia transformed broken glass, seashells, pottery, and a dream to do something big into a U.S. National Landmark. Readers watch the towers rise from his little plot of land in Watts, California, through the eyes of a fictional girl as she grows and raises her own children. Chronicled in stunningly detailed collage that mimics Rodia's found-object art, this thirty-four-year journey becomes a mesmerizing testament to perseverance and possibility. A final, innovative build-your-own-tower activity makes this multicultural, intergenerational tribute a classroom natural and a perfect gift-sure to encourage kids to follow their own big dreams. |