This Is the

Tower th t
Fr nk Built
Written by Sharon Callen
Illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
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This Is the
Tower th t
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Fr nk Built
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Written by Sharon Callen

1 Illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
 This is a tower,
Which reflects the light,
That stands in New York City.

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 This is the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the man who drew the plans
And designed the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the school at the base of the tower,
Designed by the man who drew the plans,
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the pool above the school,
Designed by the man who drew the plans
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the playroom on the 8th floor,
Above the pool and above the school,
Designed by the man who drew the plans
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 These are the windows, which billow and fold—
They really are a sight to behold—
That surround the playroom on the 8th floor,
Above the pool and above the school,
Designed by the man who drew the plans
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is Dee’s home on the 23rd floor.
She can see the whole city and much more,
Through the windows that billow and fold
And surround the playroom, the pool, and
the school,
Designed by the man who drew the plans
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is what Dee sees from her home,
Other buildings that gleam like chrome,
Through the windows that billow and fold
And surround the playroom, the pool, and
the school,
Designed by the man who drew the plans
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the pattern of the light
That Dee sees reflecting on the tower at night,
From her home on the 23rd floor,
Through the windows that billow and fold
And surround the playroom, the pool, and
the school,
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Designed by the man who drew the plans
To make the tower with rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the time, five years in all,
It took the man and his builders tall,
To make the tower with the rippling walls,
Which reflect the light
And glow in the night,
That stands in New York City.
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 This is the tower that Frank built.
8 Spruce Street, New York City, USA was designed by
architect Frank Gehry.
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This Is the
Tower th t
Fr nk Built
This is the tower with rippling walls
that stands in New York City.

Level 2.4
Word Count: 499
Reading Level Correlations:
Early Intervention Level 20
Guided Reading Level K
DRA Level 24
Lexile® NP
TCM 16535