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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the outside of your house might tell the story of your family. And if you lived in a floating green house in the Netherlands, you could rotate your house to watch both the sunrise and sunset.With intricate bas-relief collages, Giles Laroche uncovers the reason why each home was constructed the way in which it was, then lets us imagine what it would be like to live in homes so different from our own. Showing the tremendous variety of dwellings worldwide--log cabins, houses on stilts, cave dwellings, boathouses, and yurts--this book addresses why each house is build the way that it is.
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LOST CITIES, the latest book written and illustrated by Giles and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt releases soon. Readers in grades 3-6 can imagine what it was like to live 500, 1000, or 3000 years ago in such places as Babylon, Machu Picchu, Mesa Verde and many other wondrous cities. What contributions did these cities make to our world, why they were lost, and how they were found? are questions answered in the text. Each accompanying double page cut paper relief illustration shows each city in its heyday. Booklist has called it "a striking guide to lost cities".Please see accompanying video to see how Giles' cut paper illustrations are created. When not writing his own children's picture books Giles enjoys partnering with writers and poetsand creating cut-paper illustrations inspired by their words. He's worked with David Harrison on NOW YOU SEE THEM, NOW YOU DON'T: POEMS ABOUT ANIMALS THAT HIDE, A PLACE TO START A FAMILY: POEMS ABOUT CREATURES THAT BUILD, with Philemon Sturges on BRIDGES ARE TO CROSS, SACRED PLACES, and DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS and April Jones Prince on WHAT DO WHEELS DO ALL DAY? Find out more about about Giles and see more of his art on Facebook or on his website; www.gileslaroche.com "Art for kids and beyond" or at Charlesbridge Publishing's website; www.charlesbridgepublishing.com.
