These books will help you think about and look around your local area. Find out what your surroundings can tell you about how people live and work, where they shop and go to school and how they tra…
Lonely Planet Kids' How Animals Build is a beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap hardback that explores the incredible world of animal architects. Children can open flaps and unfold spreads to disc…
Describes the homes that different kinds of animals live in, including a bear's cave, a raccoon's den in a hollow log, a squirrel's nest, a prairie dog's burrow, and a bee's hive.
Think and discuss: Describe your house.
This title takes a simple look at the difference between wants and needs with relation to the places where we live. Shelter and warmth are basic needs but we want a lot more from our homes - how ma…
This book explores the concept of homes, and why living things i.e., animals, humans and plants need them."
Looks at the organization Habitat for Humanity International, which builds houses for low-income families.