| Title | : | Dream Something Big |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Dianna Hutts Aston & Susan L. Roth |
| Release | : | 2011-08-18 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Culture, Places & People in Kids Fiction, Books, Kids, Fiction for Kids, Historical Fiction for Kids |
| Size | : | 45837296 |
| 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. |
