house construction

Covers the components and construction materials of a building, and discusses staircases, fireplaces, doors, windows, and ornament.

Soara is a young orphan girl who was raised by knights and trained to fight against marauding monsters, but when she comes of age, she finds herself working with Kirik the dwarf, Architect of the Monster World, to build comfortable homes for monsterkind instead. First, The group builds a home for a thunder wolf and a mermaid, a pair of lovebirds who can't even touch each other. Then, they head off to the castle of the powerful and fearsome Demon Lord where they learn more about how the demon world came to be what it is now. The demon lord tells them about the woman who originally built his castle, and he asks for their help in finding her in order to build peace in their world.

Soara and the gang embarks on a quest to find Kirik's master, Kahyo, and they start by seeking out the masters of the land, sea, and air of the monster world. Along the way, they encounter a group of cats running a canteen, and they offer to rebuild the restaurant with improvements suited for their monster customers. Later, they come across an unusual family made up of a huge golem and and a group of green gnomes, and they come up with a solution to build a house where they can all live together. Finally, Soara and her party are faced with a mysterious new enemy.

A mouse and his friends build a house. Presented in Ukrainian.

"The bean family is building a house! But they have a problem. With a roof over their heads, they can't see the stars at night"--Back cover.

Illustrations and simple text show the parallels between a pair of sandhill cranes building a nest and a construction crane being used to build a cabin for a family.

"Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth--which was originally performed with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma--and paired here with bold illustrations by painter Monica Mikai, Build a House tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them"--Provided by publisher.

"Bear sets out to build a house from scratch before winter comes"--.

Discover 25 women who designed their own futures. From dancers to musicians to artists, these women drew from their imaginations and dreamed of the impossible.

An introduction to the engineering design process for houses.