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Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities

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"Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids" introduces young readers to the fascinating life, philosophy, and enduring legacy of America’s most famous architect. The book explores how Wright’s childhood love for nature, geometric Froebel blocks, and rural landscapes inspired his revolutionary "Organic Architecture," leading to masterpieces like Fallingwater and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Alongside a rich, detailed biography filled with archival photographs and historical context, this book features 21 engaging, hands-on activities. Children can test their structural engineering skills by making a model of a cantilevered building, designing a stained-glass window pattern using geometric shapes, or creating their own organic floor plans, encouraging a deeper understanding of architectural design.

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Availability

03990

720.92 THO f

Elementary School Library

Available

Detail Information

Series Title

For Kids series

Call Number

720.92 THO f

Publisher

Chicago, Illinois, United Stat : Chicago Review Press., 1994

Collation

x, 134 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

155652207X

Classification

720

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Biography
study and teaching
Juvenile literature
Architects
Structural engineering
Activity programs
Wright, Frank Lloyd

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