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The world is full of houses. Big houses and little houses. Houses that stay in one place and houses that move from place to place. Some houses are made of wood or stone; others are made from mud or straw. But all of them are made for families to live in.
Lexile Measure: NP (What's this?)
Series: Around the World Series
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st Mulberry Ed edition (March 29, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0688135781
ISBN-13: 978-0688135782
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #73,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Where We Live > House & Home #29 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Cultural Studies > Customs, Traditions, Anthropology #40 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Cultural Studies > General
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Houses and Homes is a great book to stimulate conversation for young beginning readers! The photos alone are worth a thousand words. I used this book as a lead in for a discussion with first graders about different types of homes around the world. The text is simple enough that they'll read it unassisted over and over. The index in the back of the book, along with a world map, is very informative! It states the specific country where each photo was taken and gives detailed information on the uses of the types of homes shown. The descriptions also include information on the relationships between homes, cultures, and climates around the world. My 5 year old nephew, a beginning reader, would not put the book down. If he wasn't actually reading the book, he was spending time looking at the real-life photos!
This is a beautiful book with gorgeous illustrations. I found it very useful in my second grade social studies unit.
I bought this for a book exchange. The theme was anything international or of a different culture. The age group was 1st and 2nd graders. I thought the book was beautiful until I happened upon the couple pages of kids with bare butts. Obviously, this is the kids in their natural setting and my own 1st grader was fine with it (after she giggled awhile) however the boys at school went absolutely bonkers. I felt like "that parent" who brought the naked book. So just be warned.....naked little boy butts in this book.....otherwise very interesting!
While the text of the book is not particularly inspiring, it is an introduction to the different ways some people live around the world. My daughter is not yet two but she loves Ann Morris' entire series of books and likes to identify things in each photograph. We use the books to discuss differences and similarities between how we and others live. The photos are obviously dated but I don't believe that alters the impact of what the author and photographer are trying to do. As she grows, we intend to continue to read these books, moving on from identifying simple items to talking about cultures, traditions, environments, geography, and etc. The back of each book contains a map and descriptions of locations/actions for each page and will allow us to talk about where places are in relation to one another. I recommend these books for curious children starting at age 18 months and all the way up into the school years.
Hello! My name is Claudia, I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and bought this book for my granddaughter for four years. It is amazing to see her reaction on each page, noting the diversity of materials, colors, climates and people. And in the end, the absolute truth! No matter where or what type of house you live if you live with loved ones, you have a home. Congratulations on the beautiful book!
I loved this book! I bought it for a study we were doing in my preschool classroom on buildings. It was a great book that sparked a lot of discussions about what life is like in different places. It is also a book that uses real pictures which my kiddos had never seen before. My only warning is that there is one picture of a little boy laying down on the grass and you see a full bum shot! I just took a black sharpe and drew shorts on him. You couldn't tell at all.
My son enjoys reading this book. There are just a few words on each page, and the pictures are large and mostly colorful. I think it is a great introduction to learning more about the world.Updated November 2013- I now have a daughter and she loves this book too. Even though there is not much of a story-line, this book has stayed in my kids collection because the photos are conversation starters and my kids and I talk about something different every time we read it. Just wonderful and well worth the price.
This is a great way for children to view other cultures and how they live. Children often cannot think beyond what they can see, feel, touch, and hear at such a young age. This book had wonderful, vivid details in each colored page. I scanned the images in and made a lesson plan out of it. The kids loved to learn about others around the world.
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