Polly ‘Possum is desperately searching for a new place to call home before her babies come! As Polly explores different real estate options, author Marianne Berkes and illustrator Rebecca Dickinson creatively sneak in a little lesson on diurnal and nocturnal animals as well as various types of forest-living animal dwellings. Berkes keeps readers continually anxious as Polly repeatedly finds something wrong with each home she comes across. Will she ever find a place in time?
You too can take part in the search with this Anybody Home? inspired scavenger hunt! Simply print out this flyer, grab a pen, and head outside to check off each item on the list. Be ready for some obstacles just like Polly had during her search. Play by yourself or take on the challenge with a group of friends, but don’t wander too far from home! The list includes items such as a bird’s nest, a beaver’s dam and a squirrel. Also, try to think of additional items to find not on the list. Once everything that you found has been accounted for, show off your scavenging skills to your parents and teachers!
To read more about Polly Possum check out the book page here: http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/bookpage.php?id=AnybodyHome
Five year-old Shashank, the winner of our first “Around the World in 100 Bookshelves” book draw, received his books! The following is a note from his father:
The books have arrived, and they are so wonderful! Thank you very much! I have already read them several times to Shashank. His favorite one is ‘Homes,’ and the page he likes the most is the one where crying clouds make rain!. Take a look at all the new books on our bookshelf!
Thanks for the feedback, Prashanth! It’s great to see Shashank smiling, with his new favorite book in hand!
Readers, take note: on Jul 15th we will draw a new winner, so keep sending us photos of your children’s bookshelves. They could be the next to win a set of age-appropriate multicultural books!
Here is a list of the books we sent to Shashank:
Homes, by Yang-Huan, illustrated by Hsiao-yen Huang
Speak Chinese, Fang Fang! written and illustrated by Sally Rippin
No English by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Amy Huntington
Colors, Colores! by Jorge Luján
Loongie, The Greedy Crocodile by Lucy and Kiefer Dann, illustrated by Bronwyn Houston
Kaufmann House designed by Richard Neutra in 1946
This looks like its going to be a must see flick for modern architecture fans.
Filmmakers Michael Bernard and Gavin Froome have created a documentary that will take you on a journey through three generations of modern architecture on the West Coast of North America.
This film speaks with the architects and their patrons, and asks if Modernism’s time has finally come or did it ever really go away.
Opdahl House designed by Edward Killingsworth in 1957
Smith House designed by Arthur Erickson & Geoffrey Massey in 1964
You can see the trailer for the film here. They have a blog as well.
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Also worth checking: Arthur Erickson: Graham House
& Saul Bass Case Study House #20
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Congrats to our two winners in the Human Empire/Andreas Samuelsson t-shirt giveaway. 1st place winner jessicat - 2nd place winner - Hamsterfish
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Apartment Therapy posted photos of Sam Grawe’s apartment yesterday as part of their 2008 home tour series. Sam is the Editor-in-Chief at the San Francisco based Dwell Magazine. If you are unfamiliar with Dwell, it is a magazine that focuses on modern architecture and design.
Sam has lots of goodies in his house. The place is filled with Danish modern furniture, Bertoia chairs and Scandinavian nic nacs. What did me in was the record covers and the owls. This is a man that loves owls! He has a slew of these Edvard Lindahl looking ceramic miniature birds of prey. Too be fair, it looks he holds no Owl biases. I see examples of Strigidae (Heck yea, I’m name dropping) as well as the barn yard variety. I actually know nothing about Owls. I picked all this up in a two minute search at Wikipedia. Anyways, I’m getting off track. To sum up, just check out the house tour.
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