If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World

Images are for illustrative purposes only - Read Full Disclaimer

If You Lived Here: Houses of the World

Book: Hardcover 25 - 10 - 2011

Product ID: 2178795

Condition: New
Publisher : Hmh Books for Young Readers

Language : english

Hardcover : 32 Pages

ISBN-10 : 0547238924

Original Product Guaranteed - Imported from USA


Master of the cut and paste art technique, Giles Laroche takes readers on a storytelling journey around the world that celebrates the diversity of homes and the people who are shaped by them. Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the outside of your house might tell the story of your family. And if you lived in a floating green house in the Netherlands, you could rotate your house to watch both the sunrise and sunset. With intricate bas-relief collages, Giles Laroche uncovers the reason why each home was constructed the way in which it was, then lets us imagine what it would be like to live in homes so different from our own. Showing the tremendous variety of dwellings worldwide—log cabins, houses on stilts, cave dwellings, boathouses, and yurts—this book addresses why each house is build the way that it is. Reasons—such as blending into the landscape, confusing invaders, being able to travel with one's home, using whatever materials are at hand—are as varied as the homes themselves. List of Houses included: Dogtrot log house, based on dogtrots built in the southern U.S. Chalet, based on chalets built in the Austrian Alps. Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico Connected barn, based on connected barns common in northern New England. Cave dwelling, Guadix, Andalucia, Spain Palafitos (house on stilts), Chiloe Island, Chile Palazzo Dario, Venice, Italy Chateau La Brede, Bordeaux, France Tulou, Hangkeng village, Yongding, China Half-timbered houses, Miltenberg am Main, Germany Greek island village houses, Astipalaia Island, Greece Decorated houses of Ndebele, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa Yurt, based on yurts in Mongolia and other parts of central Asia. Airstream trailer, USA Floating house, Middleburg, the Netherlands Tree house, USA

Have a look at the full range of genuine products and brands in our Geography & Cultures and Africa categories that you can safely buy online in United Arab Emirates (UAE) at discounted prices.

Get the lowest prices for products from the Hmh Books for Young Readers brand. The delivery of Hmh Books for Young Readers products is free and fast to your doorstep whether its your office, home or wherever you like!.