Dream something big: the story of the Watts Towers

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Author:
Aston, Dianna Hutts
Publisher:
Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Date:
2011
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Points: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 830L
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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.

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Contributors:
Roth, Susan L
ISBN:
9780803732452
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 4.6, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 830L

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