Dream Something Big - by Dianna Hutts Aston (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In Watts, California, over a period of many years, a man known to all as Uncle Sam spends his free time collecting broken bits of pottery, glass, and other scraps and turning them into a work of art.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Aston's] winding, poetic language evokes the strange beauty of the sculptures themselves." -- <b>Booklist</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Susan L. Roth</b> is the author and illustrator of many beautiful books for children. To create the collages for her books, Ms. Roth uses papers from sixteen baskets in her studio, which are lined up by color.<p> </p>
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