Wonderful Houses Around the World

by Yoshio Komatsu, Naoko Amemiya, Akira Nishiyama

Book Overview

Travel 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093607034X
• ISBN13: 9780936070346
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Shelter Publications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 5 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Love this book!

We love this book so much! I bought it for my child's homeschooling but I have to admit it's so interesting I have sat down and looked at it by myself a couple of times. It has a photograph of the outside of each home and then a beautiful illustration of the inside of each home and the people who live in the home.

Shh, I bought it for myself

Supposedly I bought this book just for a gift for someone's kid. Yes, the gift was given, but not before I enjoyed it a few times! Anyone who enjoys the diversity of living structures will enjoy the kid-centered tone, amenable to inspiring childlike wonder no matter what your age, of the descriptions of various habitats around the world, most of them "green". I've always loved kid-level technical drawings, as done here: hand-drawn, colorful illustrations of the different areas of a mudhouse, a round house, an underground house -- with people depicted living in them. May make your kid want to grow up to be an architect.

Amazing book!

I was impressed and delighted by this book! I bought it for our little boy, and he couldn't put it down ... The photographs are amazing, and the information provided in the book is priceless - for children and adults alike... This excellent book will be a wonderful addition to any library! Thank you!!!