Wonderful Houses Around the World

Yoshio Komatsu, Akira Nishiyama

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Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.
03 January 2005

Architecture

Fascinating and unique, Wonderful Houses Around the World gives children a welcome entrée into other places and other lives throughout the world. Glorious two-page photographic spreads capture families outside their homes, be they simple or imposing. Detailed cutaway illustrations reveal the inside of each house, showing the various family members engaged in typical daily activities. Captions explain where each house is located, the environmental conditions that affect the house design, how the family lives in the home, and their possessions all providing interesting glimpses of life in other cultures. The ten houses profiled include a red mud dwelling with thatched towers in Togo, a yurt in Mongolia, a steep-roofed, shake-covered house in Transylvania, and a large donut-shaped communal building for 300 in China. This book increases children's wonder about and cultural awareness of the many different people and ways of life around the world.

By (photographer): Yoshio Komatsu
Illustrated by: Akira Nishiyama
Imprint: Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9780936070346
ISBN 10: 093607034X
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 03 January 2005
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yoshio Komatsu has traveled all over the world for more than 25 years, shooting pictures of simple homes and the people who live in them. He has published several books in Japanese, including Living on Earth. His first book in English, Built by Hand: Vernacular Buildings Around the World, was published by Gibbs Smith in 2003. Yoshio's photographs appear frequently in magazines and calendars in Japan, as well as in books. His wife, artist Eiko Komatsu, often travels with him, and she created the preliminary drawings for the houses shown in this book. Yoshio and Eiko, when not traveling, live in Tokyo, Japan. Akira Nishiyama studied at the Joshibi University of Art and Design in Tokyo. She has done essays and illustrations for lifestyle magazines and books, including Treasure Box for Wonderful Living and Coordinate Book.