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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

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2012

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General

Dewey: 720

LCCN: 2012007376

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 550 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9" W x 9.2" L (0.82 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2015
Monarch Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2016
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades K-2, 2014
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Honor Book, Nonfiction, 2013
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award, Winner, Transitional Nonfiction, 2013
Alabama Camellia Award, Nominee, Grades K-1, 2013

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2012
School Library Journal 10/01/2012 pg. 115
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 61
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2013 pg. 64
Booklist 01/01/2013 pg. 88
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 10 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

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.

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