Houses of snow, skin and bones

Zusatztext The Native Dwellings Series: “Shemie has succeeded once again in creating an authoritative and intriguing non-fiction book that explores the lives of people through the homes they have built…The result is a rich and aesthetic reading experience for young readers.” – Resource Links Informationen zum Autor Bonnie Shemie was born in Ohio and attended college in Pennsylvania. She came to visit her brother in Montreal in 1972 and decided to stay on to paint! marry! and raise a family. In addition to her books on Native architecture for children! she has designed stained glass windows and architectural ornamentation. Her paintings sell in fine galleries in the Montreal area. Zusammenfassung A look at the fascinating shelters that Native communities in the Far North built! using only materials their environment provided: snow! stone! sod! skin! bones! and any driftwood picked up along the shores. Black-and-white and color drawings show the tools used! and how the snow house! the quarmang! the Alaskan sod-house! and the tent or tupiq were built. And of course! there’s information on the classic snow igloo which could be constructed in a few hours for emergency shelter.

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie Shemie
• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1993
• EAN: 9780887763052
• ISBN: 978-0-88776-305-2
• No. of pages: 24
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 230 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Native Dwellings; Native Dwellings
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics