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Wonderful Houses Around the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780936070346)
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Yoshio Komatsu
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xTravel to 10 different countries, and learn about the children, their families, and their unique homes.
As the saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words--and that's never been more true than with Wonderful Houses Around the World. The informative book introduces children to a variety of cultures with 10 glorious, two-page photographic spreads of homes and the families who live inside. Each exterior picture is accompanied by an illustration of the home's interior, with various family members engaged in typical daily activities. Descriptive captions explain the everyday lives of the children and families: where each house is located, the environmental conditions that affect the house design, how each family lives in the home, and their possessions-- all providing interesting glimpses of life in other cultures.
There has never been a photographer of buildings like Yoshio Komatsu. He has traveled extensively around the world for more than 25 years, photographing hand-built homes. The 10 houses profiled here include a red-mud dwelling with thatched towers in Togo, a yurt in Mongolia, a donut-shaped communal building in China, and more. Other countries visited in this educational book include Bolivia, India, Indonesia, Romania, Senegal, Spain, and Tunisia.
Book Features
- Spotlight on 10 homes in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America
- Large, full-color photo of each home
- Detailed interior illustrations by Akira Nishiyama
- Captions and text about the children's daily lives
Fascinating and unique, Wonderful Houses Around the World gives children a welcome introduction to other places and other lives throughout the world.
Author: Yoshio Komatsu
ISBN-10: 093607034X
ISBN-13: 9780936070346
Publisher: Shelter Publications
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2004
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.92h x 7.62w x 0.30d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 108602 / Wonderful Houses Around the World
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 123
By Yoshio Komatsu
xYoshio Komatsu has traveled all over the world for more than 25 years, shooting pictures of simple homes and the people who live in them. He has published several books in Japanese, including Living on Earth. His first book in English, Built by Hand: Vernacular Buildings Around the World, was published by Gibbs Smith in 2003. Yoshio's photographs appear frequently in magazines and calendars in Japan, as well as in books. His wife, artist Eiko Komatsu, often travels with him, and she created the preliminary drawings for the houses shown in this book. Yoshio and Eiko, when not traveling, live in Tokyo, Japan.
Akira Nishiyama studied at the Joshibi University of Art and Design in Tokyo. She has done essays and illustrations for lifestyle magazines and books, including Treasure Box for Wonderful Living and Coordinate Book.
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