Urban Animals - Softcover

Hill, Isabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595722106 ISBN 13: 9781595722102

Publisher: Star Bright Books, 2009

Synopsis

Introduced by simple rhyming text, photographs and playful illustrations, this book invites children (and adults) to look up and around and discover the urban zoo that shares their city. It features an illustrated glossary of architectural terms that empower children with words and phrases.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Come to the city and you will find, animals, animals of every kind! Discover donkeys on grilles, boars guarding stoops, and elephants supporting flagpoles. The fantastic architectural animals and playful illustrations in this rhyming book will introduce children to the fanciful world of our built environment. Young children will enjoy the game of identifying animals, while older children and adults will pause over the quirky architectural details. This book includes a glossary of terms with simple, clear definitions that will empower children with new words and phrases about architecture.

About the Author:

Isabel Hill is a photographer, architectural historian, urban planner and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her photographs have appeared in many publications. She is a principal in Building History Associates, a small company specializing in reports, photographs and documentary films on architecture and urban issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Star Bright Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1595722106
• ISBN 13: 9781595722102
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40