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Product Identifiers
PublisherCapstone
ISBN-100736837248
ISBN-139780736837248
eBay Product ID (ePID)30774597
Product Key Features
Book TitleLonghouses
Number of Pages24 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthnic Studies / Native American Studies, People & Places / United States / Native American
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorKaren Bush Gibson
Book SeriesNative American Life Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2004-011214
ReviewsColorful photographs and illustrations perfectly complement the interesting facts presented in this well-written book about Native American longhouses. Primarily built by the Iroquois Indians in northeastern United States and southern Canada, these traditional dwellings served not only as homes for families and clans, but they also operated as locations for special ceremonies and meetings, as well as storage facilities. The author describes how Native Americans used wood, bark and other materials to create these amazing structures, how these natural materials were gathered and prepared, how the longhouses were constructed, how families organized their living spaces inside these long structures, and why the Iroquois created longhouse villages. This informative title also contains a glossary, a list of books for further reading, an Internet resource, and an index. Beginning readers and young researchers will enjoy this fascinating nonfiction resource. A good choice for any library. This book is part of the "Native American Life" series., This book, from the Native American Life series, introduces the longhouse. As explained in the text, longhouses were built in the past by the Iroquois dwelling within their palisaded villages and are still used today, not as houses but as places for ceremonies and meetings. Each double-page spread includes a color photo or painting facing a page with a few sentences explaining topics such as "What Is a Longhouse?" or "Building a Longhouse." With large type and short sentences, the text looks accessible. Drawn from diverse sources, the paintings differ in style and some look fuzzy, as though enlarged beyond the point of clarity. The color photos of longhouse exteriors are excellent. A glossary is appended.
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromSecond Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Grade ToFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal728/.312
Table Of ContentWhat is a longhouse? -- Who lived in a longhouse? -- Gathering materials -- Preparing the materials -- Building a longhouse -- Inside a longhouse -- Longhouse villages -- Special longhouses -- Iroquois confederacy.
SynopsisProvides a description of a longhouse, including details of the construction and materials used, along with information on the Iroquois Indians who lived in these traditional Native American dwellings.
LC Classification NumberE98.D9G52 2005
