Author: Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805065329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An old house describes the way of life of the family that built it many years ago, and that of the one living in it today.
When I Was Built
Author: Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805065329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An old house describes the way of life of the family that built it many years ago, and that of the one living in it today.
The House That She Built
Author: Mollie ElkmanPublisher: Builderbooks
ISBN: 9780867187854
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The House That She Built is inspired by and dedicated to the REAL women behind the home built exclusively by a team of women in construction, skilled tradeswomen, and women-owned companies. The House That She Built educates young readers about the people and skills that go into building a home. One by one, children learn about the architect, framer, roofer and many more as they contribute their individual skills needed to complete the collective project -- a new home. With illustrations that connect and empower and words that build upon each other with each page, this book will leave all kids (she, he, and they) excited about their own skills and interested in learning new ones.
The House That Jane Built
Author: Tanya Lee StonePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805090495
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
"Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to create a place where people could find food, work, and community. In 1889, she chose a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into Hull House--a settlement home--soon adding a playground, kindergarten, and a public bath, By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more than nine thousand people visited Hull House each week. The dreams of a smart, caring girl had become a reality. And the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were transformed when they stepped into the house that Jane Addams built."--Provided by publisher.
When the Pyramids Were Built
Author: Dorothea ArnoldPublisher: Rizzoli International
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Masterworks from a golden era of ancient Egyptian culture are gathered in this volume, which accompanies a landmark exhibition organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, running from September 16, 1999 through January 9, 2000. 130 color illustrations.
If I Built a House
Author: Chris Van DusenPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984814842
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The much-anticipated follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning picture book If I Built a Car In If I Built a Car, imaginative Jack dreamed up a whimsical fantasy ride that could do just about anything. Now he's back and ready to build the house of his dreams, complete with a racetrack, flying room, and gigantic slide. Jack's limitless creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young inventors to imagine their own fantastical designs. Chris Van Dusen's vibrant illustrations marry retro appeal with futuristic style as he, once again, gives readers a delightfully rhyming text that absolutely begs to be read aloud.
A Paradise Built in Hell
Author: Rebecca SolnitPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101459018
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
A Unit of Water, A Unit of Time
Author: Douglas WhynottPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671785265
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Six months after being diagnosed with cancer, Joel White, son of the legendary writer E.B. White, began designing the W-76, a wooden sailboat--his final masterpiece. This book offers a poignant depiction of a genius at work even as he faces his own mortality.
US-50/US-6 Construction, Blue Cut to Cat Canyon, Carbon County
Author: World Ports
Author: The Overland Monthly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description