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Whether a treehouse or a cave, an igloo or a tent, a mansion or a castle, a skyscraper or a single-family house - there are all sorts of individual homes. This books shows how architecture has developed from its early beginning right up to the present day and explains the diversity of dwelling types which were developed by people at different times and in different places. It is one of a series which takes the reader into the world of building - from a simple hut to a high-tech structure.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
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Grade 3-5-Cursory glances at two topics dealing with architecture and construction. Where We Live offers a hodgepodge of facts about the methods and materials humans have used to create shelter for themselves over the ages. Dark type is frequently placed on dark illustrations, and captions and text are often scattered around the double-page spreads. Philip Wilkinson's Building (Knopf, 1995) is broader in scope and presents information in a more interesting and lively manner. Joe and the Skyscraper traces the construction of the Empire State Building through the eyes of a 16-year-old water boy who worked on the project. Original photographs, many by Lewis W. Hine, offer fascinating views from the girders and pulleys. A note tells readers that Joe Carbonelli actually worked on the building but nothing indicates that the events chronicled are based on fact and details are sketchy. Most collections will be better served by Craig A. Doherty's The Empire State Building (Blackbirch, 1997).
Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, Austin
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- PublisherPrestel Pub
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 3791321048
- ISBN 13 9783791321042
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages27
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