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Dream something big the story of the Watts Towers

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.

Main Author:	Aston, Dianna Hutts.
Other Authors:	Roth, Susan L. (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2011.
Subjects:	Rodia, Simon, > 1879-1965 > Juvenile nonfiction. Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Juvenile nonfiction. Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Juvenile nonfiction Los Angeles (Calif.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	9780803732452 (hbk.) 0803732457 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Susan L. Roth 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.

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