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Author: Ann Morris
Creator: Ken Heyman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 39545

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Mulberry Ed
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.7 x 0.2

ISBN: 0688135781
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.5
EAN: 9780688135782
ASIN: 0688135781

Publication Date: March 29, 1995
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars

Learn about the cultures of others. July 25, 2007
Trish
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.

3 out of 5 stars

Houses and Homes January 17, 2007
Mary R. Smith
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

The pictures were very good. It showed many homes in different parts of the world. However, it was not very good for 4's and 5's. When I read it at school to my Pre-k class, they could not stay focused.

4 out of 5 stars

Photos are great for discussion! July 13, 2006
L. Weichel (Rockford, IL United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

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.

5 out of 5 stars

Houses and Homes January 25, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

This is a beautiful book with gorgeous illustrations. I found it very useful in my second grade social studies unit.

5 out of 5 stars

Informative and Stimulating! April 20, 2000
Tracy B. (Chicago, Illinois)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful

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!

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