Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers
by Dianna Hutts Aston and Susan L. Roth
Between 1921 and 1955, Italian immigrant Simon Rodia transformed broken glass, seashells,... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,116
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 146099, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- Subject Headings
- Rodia, Simon
- Rodia, Simon, 1879-1965
- Buildings, structures, etc
- Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc
- Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Juvenile literature
- Rodia, Simon, 1879-1965--Juvenile literature
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc
- Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Juvenile literature
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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About the Authors 4
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Awards & Distinctions 1
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2012
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