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    Home Place
      While on a hike, a family discovers the site of a ruined house. They find a few abandoned objects and, through terse and poetic words, imagine the family who once lived there. Through superior illustrations Pinkney evokes a world that is part dream and
      Author: Dragonwagon, Cresent

    House, House
      In the late 1800's, the How brothers took photographs of houses in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Author Jane Yolen wrote text to accompany photographs of the same houses taken by her son in the 1990's. A bibliography extends the historical information.
      Author: Yolen, Jane HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Houses
      An illustrated history of the construction of houses presents interesting information about the evolution of family dwellings.
      Author: Ventura, Piero

    Houses and Homes
      A fascinating photographic collection of houses in different world cultures. The photos show how colorful diverse homes and people are. There is very little text, but the index at the end identifies the location of each home.
      Author: Morris, Ann

    If America Were a Village
      Smith uses the a village of 100 people to represent the 306 millions living in the US today. Facts and illustrations create a snapshot of who we are and what we do. This book helps to define America's diversity by shrinking it to a village of 100 people
      Author: Smith, Davei J HSE Descriptors: math | social studies | language arts - writing

    Native Americans
      Rather than focus on individual tribes, the editors chose to organize the text and illustrations by cultural topics such as dress, transportation, rituals, and livelihood. Information boxes augment the brief text, giving the appearance of an intermediate
      Author: Thomas, David & Pendleton, Lorann (Eds.) HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Street Through Time, A
      From the Stone Age to the Modern Age, the same location is depicted on double-page layouts filled with cultural details and daily activities. Endmatter includes a time-traveling quiz and a glossary. The illustrations are visually very busy.
      Author: Millard, Anne HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Toilets, Toasters, and Telephones
      Subtitled "the how and why of everyday objects," this book offers a history of everyday objects. Chapters focus on inventions for bathrooms, kitchens, cleaning, and communication. The final chapter introduces principles of industrial design.
      Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman HSE Descriptors: social studies


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