Fascinating and unique, Wonderful Houses Around the World gives children a welcome entrée into other places and other lives throughout the world. Glorious two-page photographic spreads capture families outside their homes, be they simple or imposing. Detailed cutaway illustrations reveal the inside of each house, showing the various family members engaged in typical daily activities. Captions explain where each house is located, the environmental conditions that affect the house design, how the family lives in the home, and their possessions — all providing interesting glimpses of life in other cultures. The ten houses profiled include a red mud dwelling with thatched towers in Togo, a yurt in Mongolia, a steep-roofed, shake-covered house in Transylvania, and a large donut-shaped communal building for 300 in China. This book increases children's wonder about and cultural awareness of the many different people and ways of life around the world.
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Shh, I bought it for myself,
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Supposedly I bought this book just for a gift for someone's kid. Yes, the gift was given, but not before I enjoyed it a few times! Anyone who enjoys the diversity of living structures will enjoy the kid-centered tone, amenable to inspiring childlike wonder no matter what your age, of the descriptions of various habitats around the world, most of them "green". I've always loved kid-level technical drawings, as done here: hand-drawn, colorful illustrations of the different areas of a mudhouse, a round house, an underground house -- with people depicted living in them. May make your kid want to grow up to be an architect.
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I was impressed and delighted by this book! I bought it for our little boy, and he couldn't put it down ... The photographs are amazing, and the information provided in the book is priceless - for children and adults alike... This excellent book will be a wonderful addition to any library! Thank you!!!
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Really Unique and Eye Opening,
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Great way to teach a child about how differently we live our lives around the world. My 7 yr old daughter was really enlightened by this book. I love it too! A keeper.
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- Built By Hand by Eiko Komatsu in Back Matter
- Mongolian Cloud Houses: How to Make a Yurt and Live Comfortably by Dan Frank Kuehn in Back Matter
- Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter by Lloyd Kahn in Back Matter
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