{"product_id":"building-america-isbn-9780887766060","title":"Building America","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a 5th– 6th Grade Honor Book by the Austin Young Engineer’s Award 2003-2004\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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 – \u003ci\u003eBuilding America\u003c\/i\u003e 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.“[This] book with great visual appeal offers a tantalizing survey of 400 years of architecture… Meticulous, finely detailed renderings in subdued colors illuminate the buildings…”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[This] book takes a fascinating chronological look at the development of architectural styles in the United States…Highly Recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eCM Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“…an intriguing historical guide…”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eChildren’s Bookwatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This is more than a marvelous illustrated history of architecture in America; it provides an easy-to-take social context for the buildings it showcases. Illustrator Shemie has done a masterly job of picturing the wide variety of buildings.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“…a fascinating record of how United States architecture has evolved in the past 300 years… The illustrations…are numerous and colourful.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“[A] fascinating book, a must for any history or architecture buff…[w]ith clear, detailed illustrations…”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eThe Repository\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s a lovely and informative book, designed for pre-teens up, and of equal interest to adults.\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eBookLoons Teens Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“…interesting and highly informative…lavishly illustrated…”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eThe Monterey County Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e has been working with books all her life – first as an editor, and now as a writer. \u003ci\u003eBuilding America,\u003c\/i\u003e her first children’s book, has allowed her to pursue a love of architecture that began when she was knee-high to a gargoyle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonnie Shemie\u003c\/b\u003e is a graphic artist, author, and painter with a special interest in architecture. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHouses of China\u003c\/i\u003e and the acclaimed Native Dwellings Series, which includes \u003ci\u003eHouses of adobe; Mounds of earth and shell; Houses of hide and earth; Houses of snow, skin and bones; Houses of wood;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHouses of bark.\u003c\/i\u003e Bonnie Shemie’s most recent book is \u003ci\u003eBuilding Canada.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301108830437,"sku":"NP9780887766060","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780887766060.jpg?v=1767723169","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/building-america-isbn-9780887766060","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}