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Building Big: Classical Architecture
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035759
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9781668920848
Grade 4-6
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- Learn all about classical architecture with this book packed with full-color photographs
- Book teaches the reader about Greek and Roman architecture, architecture of the Renaissance, and architecture of neoclassical buildings
- Includes a section on designing and building your own classical building model at home
- Glossary, index, and resources section also included for further reading
Description
Discover and define classical architecture as you learn about Greek and Roman architecture, the Renaissance, and neoclassical buildings. Information is broken up into clear categories and brought to life with full-color photographs. Key words are bolded for reference. Includes a section on how to design and build your own classical building model at home, as well as a glossary, index, and a section on resources for further reading. 36 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Building Big: Classical Architecture
Classical architecture includes structures inspired by the Greeks
and Romans. This book showcases remarkable ancient buildings--from
temples and churches to houses and palaces--and the architects who built
them. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography,
design activity, and sidebars.
Category Description for Building Big Architecture Series
Learn all about the different kinds of architecture in this fun, easy-to-read book series. Packed with full-color illustrations, fun facts, and tons of architectural knowledge, these books would be a perfect supplement for teaching history or culture, or a perfect guide for learning about architecture. Each book walks through all the elements of that kind of architecture, complete with examples, pictures, and helpful vocabulary words. Books conclude with a challenge to readers to create a model of a building in the style they just learned, guiding them through directions for drawing and creating a model at home. This engages readers beyond the book, teaching them in a hands-on way. A glossary, index, and resources for further reading included as well.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Cherry Lake Press |
| Grades: | 4-6 |
| ISBN: | 9781668920848 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 6.875 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.2 |
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