Homes Around the World (TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers)
by Dona Rice
What do a clay hut, a castle, and an apartment building have in common? They are all homes! Take a tour around the world in this book! Learn about the different places that people call home.
Librarians at Work (Meet Your Community Workers)
by Karen Kenney
Do you know what seamanship is? It's the art of making knots. But there's no need to board a boat to learn how to make sea knots. My First Book of Nautical Knots brings you eighteen knots to discover. Some are done in a jiffy, like the figure eight or the bowline knot; others require greater concentration, such as the slip knot or the bosco knot. Still others are so pretty that you can use them to make a jewel or a small decorative object. Ropework is an activity very popular with children, a...
I Can Make a Difference All Around My House (Growing Up Green)
by P A Bonner
Can Rats Swim from Sewers Into Toilets? (Is That a Fact?)
by Alison Behnke
What is your house made of? Around the world, you will find homes made of mud, stone, wood, glass, metal, concrete and even recycled plastic. Building materials can be strong, flexible, mouldable - and even beautiful! Find out how architects choose the right material for each job. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: an information book. Curriculum links: scienc...
The Wilsons, a House-Painting Team (Our Neighborhood (Childrens Press Hardcover)) (Our Neighborhood (Childrens Press Paperback))
by Alice K Flanagan
Describes the work of a husband and wife who own their own housepainting business.
Describes the homes of thirteen American writers and artists, including the farm of painter Charles Willson Peale and the childhood home of novelist Willa Cather.