Greene & Greene for Kids: Art, Architecture, and Activities is a unique children's book that explores a fascinating period in American history. Children learn what it was like to live in turn-of-the-century America. They learn things like what they read, what games they played, even what their homes and schools looked like. This book also tells the story of the brothers Greene, including how they got their starts in architecture, how their lives and careers were changed as they traveled across the country, and the people they met along the way. With an entertaining variety of activities, questions, photographs, and vignettes for children to ponder, this book is a fascinating look into the lives of Charles and Henry Green, and also a close-up look the Industrial Revolution and the birth of the Arts & Crafts movement. Arts & Crafts enthusiasts will love this book, as will lovers of architecture, bungalow owners, and anyone who wants to learn more about this period in American history. It's a book the whole family will enjoy Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen received a degree in visual design and photography at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. She is the author of several books for children. Kathleen lives in a Greene and Greene house in Pasadena, California.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN-10
1586854402
ISBN-13
9781586854409
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30529004
Product Key Features
Book Title
Greene and Greene for Kids
Author
Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Architecture
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
9in
Item Weight
29.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Na737.G73t46 2004
Edition Description
Illustrated Edition
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2004-107723
Dewey Decimal
728/.37/0922
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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