The Wonderful Towers of Watts
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The incredible artwork of an Italian immigrant who followed his dream of monumental proportions in the impoverished Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles is revealed in this fascinating and engaging true story. A Reading Rainbow selection! Simon (Sam) Rodia had no formal engineering or architectural training. Yet, over the course of three decades, he constructed an artistic masterpiece in his own backyard - the Watts Towers. Using all kinds of things other people had thrown away, such as broken bottles and tiles, pieces of mirror and glass, seashells, and bits of pottery, he adorned the collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers. His imaginative salvaging and perseverance can be seen today, as people from all over the world still come to marvel at Sam’s dream.
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I grew up in a small town on top of the Palisades in New Jersey. From my bedroom window, I could see the famous skyscraper skyline of New York City. In the hot summer months I could hear the shrieks of people riding on the roller coaster at a nearby amusement park. My work has led me on many adventures in numerous countries. Traveling continues to be a major source of inspiration for my work as I render my impression of a country and its way of life in oil and gouache paintings. My greatest ambition is to instill pride and self-esteem in children about their unique heritage and their own ability to capture in it pictures and words.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781590782552
- Publication Date
- September 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Astra Young Readers
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 23
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 61277640
- Lexile® Level
- AD650L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 58973
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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