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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Contributor(s): Hale, Christy (Author), Hale, Christy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1600606512     ISBN-13: 9781600606519
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
OUR PRICE:   $18.86  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
Dewey: 720
LCCN: 2012007376
Lexile Measure: 550
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9" W x 9.2" (0.82 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner, The Boston Globe/The Horn Book Magazine
Fanfare, Horn Book Magazine
Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education
Children's and Young Adult Book Award, International Reading Association (IRA)
Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA)

A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.

Cup
on cup
stacking up,
smaller, smaller,
and growing taller!

Children building-
Concrete poetry-

Pair them with notable structures from around the world and see children's constructions taken to the level of architectural treasures.

Here is a unique celebration of children's playtime explorations and the surprising ways childhood experiences find expression in the dreams and works of innovative architects.

Come be inspired to play-dream-build-discover!

Contributor Bio(s): Hale, Christy: -

CHRISTY HALE has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including two
that she also wrote. As an art educator, Hale has introduced young readers to the lives and
works of many artists through Instructor magazine's Masterpiece of the Month feature andaccompanying workshops. Hale lives with family in Palo Alto, California.