| Building America Contributor(s): Weaver, Janice (Author), Shemie, Bonnie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0887766064 ISBN-13: 9780887766060 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2002 Annotation: Named a 5th- 6th Grade Honor Book by the Austin Young Engineer's Award 2003-2004 From old favorites like Monticello, Falling Water, and the Chrysler Building, to lesser-known treasures like Bernard Maybeck's First Church of Christ, Scientist (in Berkeley, California), the buildings that Janice Weaver presents tell the story of a nation and its people. Traveling through almost four hundred years of history - and to all four corners of the continental United States - "Building America explores an architecture that is as diverse as the people who created it. Complete with timeline, glossary, and index, this fine introduction to architecture is splendidly illustrated by Bonnie Shemie's detailed paintings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: 720.973 |
| LCCN: 2002101146 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 8.46" W x 11.62" (1.23 lbs) 56 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 65150 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Named a 5th- 6th Grade Honor Book by the Austin Young Engineer's Award 2003-2004 From old favorites like Monticello, Falling Water, and the Chrysler Building, to lesser-known treasures like Bernard Maybeck's First Church of Christ, Scientist (in Berkeley, California), the buildings that Janice Weaver presents tell the story of a nation and its people. Traveling through almost four hundred years of history - and to all four corners of the continental United States - Building America explores an architecture that is as diverse as the people who created it. Complete with timeline, glossary, and index, this fine introduction to architecture is splendidly illustrated by Bonnie Shemie's detailed paintings. |