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One man's monument to his neighborhood.

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Patricia Zelver's story of the amateur architect/builder and his legacy is illustrated by Frane Lessac, whose gouaches capture the unpretentious artist and the imaginatively mosaicked constructions that decorate one corner of the Los Angeles landscape.

Patricia Zelver's story of the amateur architect/builder and his legacy is illustrated by Frane Lessac, whose gouaches capture the unpretentious artist and the imaginatively mosaicked constructions that decorate one corner of the Los Angeles landscape. Will intrigue readers, and the artwork has a charm all its own. -- Booklist Gouache paintings fill the pages with soft rich colors . . . [and] provide an element of whimsy appropriate to the narrative and the towers themselves. The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in o The fascination of collecting and creating, of turning garbage into something splendid, shines through the book. . . . As well as being a story of individual human achievement, this could serve as an inspiration for some classroom art projects. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in our society. -- School Library Journal

Patricia Zelver's story of the amateur architect/builder and his legacy is illustrated by Frane Lessac, whose gouaches capture the unpretentious artist and the imaginatively mosaicked constructions that decorate one corner of the Los Angeles landscape. Gouache paintings fill the pages with soft rich colors . . . [and] provide an element of whimsy appropriate to the narrative and the towers themselves. The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in o The fascination of collecting and creating, of turning garbage into something splendid, shines through the book. . . . As well as being a story of individual human achievement, this could serve as an inspiration for some classroom art projects. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in our society. -- School Library Journal Will intrigue readers, and the artwork has a charm all its own. --Booklist The fascination of collecting and creating, of turning garbage into something splendid, shines through the book. . . . As well as being a story of individual human achievement, this could serve as an inspiration for some classroom art projects. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in our society. --School Library Journal

The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in our society. -- School Library Journal

Author Information

Patricia Zelver has written several books for children, including The Wedding of Don Octavio. Her stories have been selected eight times for Prize Stories: The O'. Henry Awards and have appeared in many anthologies. She and her husband live in Montana. Frané Lessac has illustrated and written many books. Her own My Little Island was a Reading Rainbow Features Selection. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries throughout the world. She lives in Fermantle, Australia, with her husband, their two children, a cat, and some fish.

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