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Title: |
American Indian Contributions to the World: Buildings, Clothing and Art, hardcover ed |
Author: |
Emory Dean Keoke |
Number Of Pages: |
148 |
Subject: |
Architecture, Art, Children - Non-Fiction, Cultural/Traditional Lifestyle, Reference |
Grade Level: |
Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight |
Publication Date: |
2005 |
ISBN: |
0-8160-5394-4 |
Publisher: |
Facts On File |
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Book Description |
| American Indian Contributions to the World: Buildings, Clothing and Art is an important new release from Facts on File. This new series presents much of the same material found in their popular Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World rewritten for elementary level readers. The Buildings, Clothing and Art volume presents a 148-page, illustrated text about the ways First Nations and Native Americans invented ways to deal with their environments and provide housing and clothing. The Nations lived in a variety of climates that required inventiveness and ingenuity. Organized by broad chapter topics, the book covers: houses of snow and wood; houses of fiber, bark and hide; houses of earth and stone; public buildings and cities; clothing from hides and fiber; wearable art; baskets and pottery; and painting and sculpture. The reference book contains 51 photographs, 17 maps, an index, bibliography, and listing of Nations. The reference covers inventions of the past as well as information about contemporary people and the way they continue to contribute to the arts and architecture. |
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