Rural Homes

by Sian Smith

Overview

This book takes a simple look at rural homes around the world, highlighting the diversity of homes that people live in. Homes featured include traditional ‘Western’ farmhouses, bamboo and grass houses in Indonesia, mud houses in Togo, and houses on stilts in Bangladesh. Throughout the book, simple leveled text supports bright and engaging photographs, and the book also includes a picture glossary of difficult and important words, and notes for parents and teachers with advice on how to use the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432980719
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Series:	Where We Live Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	AD400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

Table of Contents

Why Do People Need Homes? 4

What Does Rural Mean? 6

Rural Homes 8

What Are Rural Homes Made Of? 12

Unusual Rural Homes 16

Neighbors 20

Around the World 22

Picture Glossary 23

Index 24

Editorial Reviews

The books in this series examine the various homes that people live in around the world as well as how that affects their communities and relationships. The layout, with one sentence on each page, is very readable and consistent.

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