Books with title Houses and Homes

The world is full of houses. Big houses and little houses. Houses that stay in one place and houses that move from place to place. Some houses are made of wood or stone; others are made from mud or straw. But all of them are made for families to live in.

The world is full of houses. Big houses and little houses. Houses that stay in one place and houses that move from place to place. Some houses are made of wood or stone; others are made from mud or straw. But all of them are made for families to live in.

-- Beautifully illustrated guides to the world we live in-- Up-to-date maps, charts and diagrams

Readers can tour the houses and homes of people around the world and peel back the acetates to look inside the ancient Assyrian palace of Emperor Sargon II, Mayan homes in the ceremonial capital of Copan, and many more.

People all over the world live in different kinds of homes. They need houses to suit the weather where they live. What makes your home warm in winter? How do you keep your home cool in summer? What are some of the things used to build houses?

Big and little houses, houses stationary and movable, houses made of wood or mud are revealed in attention-grabbing photographs and simple text that give children a glimpse of the way people live in different regions and cultures of the world.

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Describes various parts of a home and their functions and several different kinds of dwellings, with instructions for making a teepee, a mud house, a garden, a floor plan, model furniture, and more.

Readers can tour the houses and homes of people around the world and peel back the acetates to look inside the ancient Assyrian palace of Emperor Sargon II, Mayan homes in the ceremonial capital of Copan, and many more.

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An introduction to the technology involved in building homes discusses different kinds of houses and provides experiments and modelmaking projects