Dreaming Up

A Celebration of Building
By Christy Hale

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

Description

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!

About the Creators

Christy Hale

Christy Haleis the author and illustrator of several acclaimed children's books, including four published by Lee & Low, and she has illustrated numerous other award-winning picture books as well. Hale also works in the children's book field as an art director, a designer, and an educator, offering programs at schools, libraries, and museums. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California. You can learn more about her at christyhale.com.

Awards

  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner

    The Horn Book

  • ALSC Notable Children's Books

    American Library Association (ALA)

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

  • Horn Book Fanfare

    The Horn Book

  • Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award

    California Reading Association

  • California Book Awards

    Commonwealth Club

  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award Shortlist

    Kentucky Association of School Librarians

  • Monarch Award

    Association of Illinois School Library Educators

  • Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Silver Bells

    Colorado State Library

  • Children's Book Award

    International Literacy Association (ILA)

Reviews

  • * "This extraordinary new picture book masterfully tackles the complex task of contextualizing seemingly complex architectural concepts within a child's own world of play."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • * "Deftly rendered."

    - The Horn Book
  • "A clever introduction to architecture... This book is more accessible than J. Patrick Lewis's Monumental Verse (National Geographic, 2005) or a more factual text like Culture in Action: Architecture (Raintree, 2009) and is a good precursor for either of them."

    - School Library Journal

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781600606519
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 1996
  • Trim Size 8.75 × 8.75 × 0.375 in
  • Weight 0.8125 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JNF / Games & Activities / General
  • BISAC Category 2 JNF / Architecture
  • BISAC Category 3 JNF / Poetry / General
  • Themes Art, Beginning Concepts, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Classroom Activities, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Cultural Diversity, Dreams & Aspirations, Games / Toys, How-to / Instructional Nonfiction, Imagination, Informational / Expository Nonfiction, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Nonfiction, Occupations, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Poetry, Self Control / Self Regulation, Similarities and Differences, STEM / STEAM
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 4 - 10
  • Grade Range Grades PreK - 5
  • Guided Reading I
  • DRA 16
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 550
  • Reading Level Grades 1 - 2
  • Bebop Reading Emergent
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