Fun with Architecture

by David Eisen

Book Overview

Thirty-two rubber stamps shaped like the standard building blocks of architecture, ancient and modern, and an informative guidebook allow children to depict many famous constructions--from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670846848
• ISBN13: 9780670846849
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.9" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Stamps were not included

Disappointed the stamps weren't included.

Kind of a bummer

I bought this as a fun activity for my kids. It did not come with the stamps. Tough to do without the stamps.

F-U-N with Architecture!

This set is fabulous! It's very simple...just a small book with petite stamps and a stamp pad...but the fun lasts and lasts. Our six-year-old is a Lego fanatic. We wanted to turn his love of Legos into a better understanding of construction and architecture. This set does exactly that. The book provides famous buildings and landmarks and the reader can re-create the structures using the simple geometric shapes (in the form of ink stamps). I'm sure the reading material and subject matter is geared toward older elementary and middle-school students, but if you have a younger child with engineering interests don't hesitate to purchase this set. Using stamps to "construct" a building fosters spacial understanding and creativity. Really fun for the whole family!

Nice kit for homeschool or enrichment

This kit is not for the young child, as the stamps used are rather small and the reading level young adult. I would say 5th grade and up for this product. It has a terrific booklet included about the basics of architecture that will have your student looking differently at the world, seeing shapes in buildings he or she may not have noticed before. The stamps allow the student to recreate many architectural forms and create their own works. A great kit for dipping a toe into the subject of architecture.