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.
- ISBN10 0803732457
- ISBN13 9780803732452
- Publish Date 18 August 2011
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 22 February 2023
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Dial
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 40
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780803732452