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1 online resource |
| Summary |
An engaging, kid-friendly exploration of Americas leading architect and his work, this revised and updated edition of a longstanding classic, Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids, details the life, times, and work of the celebrated architect. Through simple, kid-friendly prose and anecdotes, author Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen describes the influences of Wrights Wisconsin childhood filled with nature, music, and close family ties; his struggles to find work as a young architect; the unique style that led him to the top of his profession; and masterpieces such as the Robie House, Hollyhock House, Fallingwater, the Guggenheim, and many others. Also discussed are Wrights sometimes-controversial private and public life and the people and times that influenced him and vice-versa, with new sidebars on topics such as the Chicago and Bauhaus schools of architecture, Friedrich Froebel and his toy blocks that enchanted Wright as a child, and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Budding architects will delve into architectural and design concepts while having fun through 21 hands-on projects, such as creating an edible model of Fallingwater, making a miniature Japanese kite, reading an architectural plan, and much more. A time line, glossary, bibliography, and list of houses to visit are also included. |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Architects -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Learning by discovery -- Juvenile literature.
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Perceptual learning -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781613744772 (electronic bk.) |
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1613744773 (electronic bk.) |
| Music No. |
MWT11333891 |
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