Title A home among the gum trees : the story of Australian houses / written and illustrated by John Nicholson

Published St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1997 ©1997

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	728.0994 Nic/Hat		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	728.0994 Nic/Hat		LIB USE ONLY

Description 40 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, plans ; 27 cm Series Little Ark books Little Ark books (Allen & Unwin) Contents 1. Aboriginal homes -- 2. Wood like iron, stone like butter -- 3. The suburbs -- 4. Homes for hot weather -- 5. Imagine living here! -- Building materials Summary Aboriginal homes - Early settlers homes in Sydney - Suburban houses throughout the years - Californian bungalow - Queen Anne style - Houses designed for hot weather Analysis Australian Notes Includes index Audience For secondary students Notes Children's Book Council of Australia : Book of the Year Award [Eve Pownall Award for Information Books]; 1998 - Winner Subject Architecture, Domestic -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Dwellings -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Housing -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Architecture, Australian -- History Architecture, Domestic -- Juvenile literature. Architecture, Domestic -- History. Architecture, Domestic -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Architecture, Domestic -- Australia. Dwellings -- Juvenile literature. Dwellings -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Dwellings -- Australia. Housing -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Housing -- Australia. Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9 Architecture, Domestic. Dwellings. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Housing. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005716 Australia -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114201 Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 LC no. 98196425 ISBN 1864480955 (paperback) 1864481064

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