Building America Bonnie Shemie Janice Weaver Hardcover Book
Building America
Author: Bonnie Shemie Janice WeaverPublisher: Tundra BooksCategory: People & Places, Buildings, Art & Design, History Books for KidsBook Format: HardcoverâÂÂ[This] book with great visual appeal offers a tantalising survey of 400 years of architecture⦠Meticulous, finely detailed renderings in subdued colours illuminate the buildingsâ¦âÂÂ
âÂÂSchool Library Journal
âÂÂ[This] book takes a fascinating chronological look at the development of architectural styles in the United Statesâ¦Highly Recommended.âÂÂ
âÂÂCM Magazine
âÂÂâ¦an intriguing historical guideâ¦âÂÂ
âÂÂChildrenâÂÂs Bookwatch
âÂÂThis is more than a marvellous illustrated history of architecture in America; it provides an easy-to-take social context for the buildings it showcases. Illustrator Shemie has done a masterly job of picturing the wide variety of buildings.âÂÂ
âÂÂPhiladelphia Inquirer
âÂÂâ¦a fascinating record of how United States architecture has evolved in the past 300 years⦠The illustrationsâ¦are numerous and colourful.âÂÂ
âÂÂWinnipeg Free Press
âÂÂ[A] fascinating book, a must for any history or architecture buffâ¦[w]ith clear, detailed illustrationsâ¦âÂÂ
âÂÂThe Repository
âÂÂItâÂÂs a lovely and informative book, designed for pre-teens up, and of equal interest to adults.
âÂÂBookLoons Teens Reviews
âÂÂâ¦interesting and highly informativeâ¦lavishly illustratedâ¦âÂÂ
âÂÂThe Monterey County Herald
About Janice Weaver
Janice Weaver has been working with books all her life - first as an editor, and now as a writer. Building America, her first children's book, has allowed her to pursue a love of architecture that began when she was knee-high to a gargoyle. Bonnie Shemie is a graphic artist, author, and painter with a special interest in architecture. She is the author of Houses of China and the acclaimed Native Dwellings Series, which includes Houses of adobe; Mounds of earth and shell; Houses of hide and earth; Houses of snow, skin and bones; Houses of wood; and Houses of bark. Bonnie Shemie's most recent book is Building Canada.(BK-9780887766060)
| SKU | BK-9780887766060 |
| Barcode # | 9780887766060 |
| Brand | Tundra Books |
| Artist / Author | Bonnie Shemie Janice Weaver |
| Shipping Weight | 0.5400kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.230m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.290m |
| Assembled Length | 22.600m |
| Assembled Height | 29.000m |
| Assembled Width | 1.000m |
| Type | Hardcover |
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