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Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2017].
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged): color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A little boy who loves to find shapes in nature grows up to be one of America's greatest architects, Frank Lloyd Wright"--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
99 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a young...
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, An Imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Katie Yamasaki's newest picture book celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki. Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as "serenity, surprise, and delight." Here, Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle's Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska's notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Details the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, a young boy from the prairie, who introduced organic architecture, a style he created based on the relationship between buildings and the natural world.
8) Maya Lin
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shows how she overcame many obstacles to share her creations, which were always connected to surrounding landscapes and nature.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
870L
Physical Desc
105 pages : black & white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of the man who changed architecture forever with his forward-thinking shapes. As a boy in Shanghai, Ioeh Ming Pei was awestruck by the enormous buildings that popped up around him every day. He quickly figured out exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up--an architect who designed skyscrapers that touched the clouds. I. M. Pei set off to make his mark, and with his appealingly modern ideas, he found himself with many clients--including...
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