Hey parents!

Looking for some reading material for the kids?

Here is a list of books with historic preservation themes that you should check out!

1) “The Little House” by Virginia Lee Burton (1943 Caldicott winner)

2) "A Castle on Viola Street"  by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (2001)

3) “Round Buildings, Square Buildings, Buildings that Wiggle like a Fish” by Philip M. Isaacson (2001)

4)   “Architects Make Zig Zags: Looking at Architecture from A to Z” by Diane Maddex (1986)

5)   “Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids” by Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen (1994) *Part of the "For Kids" series of books*

6) “Old House New House” A Child’s Exploration of American Architectural Styles” by Michael Gaughenbaugh and Herbert Camburm (1993)

7)  “What It Feels Like to Be a Building” by Forrest Wilson (1995)

8) “Motel of the Mysteries” by David Macaulay (1979)
 
9) “Our House” by Emma and Paul Rogers & Priscilla Lamont (1998)

10) “The Town That got Out of Town” by Robert Priest (1989) (This one is about Boston!)

11)“The House Book” by Keith DuQuette (1999)

12)   “The Big Orange Splot” by Daniel Manus Pinkwater (1993)

These are just a few of many books on the subject, so visit your local library to discover more titles!


Here are a few suggested links to find more books:

http://www.familyreading.org/i-HomeBooks.htm

http://www.archkidecture.org/read.html

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