{"product_id":"wonderful-houses-around-the-world-9780936070346","title":"Wonderful Houses Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravel to 10 different countries, and learn about the children, their families, and their unique homes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words--and that's never been more true than with \u003ci\u003eWonderful Houses Around the World.\u003c\/i\u003e The informative book introduces children to a variety of cultures with 10 glorious, two-page photographic spreads of homes and the families who live inside. Each exterior picture is accompanied by an illustration of the home's interior, with various family members engaged in typical daily activities. Descriptive captions explain the everyday lives of the children and families: where each house is located, the environmental conditions that affect the house design, how each family lives in the home, and their possessions-- all providing interesting glimpses of life in other cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has never been a photographer of buildings like Yoshio Komatsu. He has traveled extensively around the world for more than 25 years, photographing hand-built homes. The 10 houses profiled here include a red-mud dwelling with thatched towers in Togo, a yurt in Mongolia, a donut-shaped communal building in China, and more. Other countries visited in this educational book include Bolivia, India, Indonesia, Romania, Senegal, Spain, and Tunisia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpotlight on 10 homes in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eLarge, full-color photo of each home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eDetailed interior illustrations by Akira Nishiyama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eCaptions and text about the children's daily lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating and unique, \u003ci\u003eWonderful Houses Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e gives children a welcome introduction to other places and other lives throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshio Komatsu\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLiving on Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e His first book in English, \u003ci\u003eBuilt by Hand: Vernacular Buildings Around the World, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkira Nishiyama\u003c\/b\u003e studied at the Joshibi University of Art and Design in Tokyo. She has done essays and illustrations for lifestyle magazines and books, including \u003ci\u003eTreasure Box for Wonderful Living\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoordinate Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shelter Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645473394962,"sku":"9780936070346","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b11deb9-3f63-499a-89f6-bd68fbdf152f.jpg?v=1733153706","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wonderful-houses-around-the-world-9780936070346","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}