Author(s): Dianna Hutts Aston,Susan L. Roth
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-09-22
Dimensions: 228.6 x 279.4 x 10.16mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
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Illustrations: 1 Illustrations, unspecified

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.