Examines the tipi and earthlodges of the Plains Indians and describes the symbolism of their shapes and designs, how they were constructed, and other buildings such as sweatlodges, and drying and burial platforms.
Describes the ways average people have lived in various cultures from ancient times through the twentieth century, presenting details on homes, family structures, and daily customs.
Juxtaposes black-and-white photographs of houses in Hatfield, Massachusetts taken between 1882 and 1907 with color photographs of the same houses taken in the late 1990s, and features text that offers comparisons of life in the different eras.
Eleven-year-old Olive finds herself drawn to the grimoire of the witches who built her house and tries to use its spells to uncover the house's magic and control the cats themselves, but the book is more wicked than it seems.
When Josh, his parents, grandfather, and eight-year-old brother move into the old Tilton House, they discover such strange things as talking rats, a dimmer switch that makes the house invisible, and a powder that makes objects grow.
Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of continuity and change in homes and home life in the United States, including such topics as types of homes, house work, playing, bathing, sleeping, and more.
