13 Buildings Children Should Know

Great gift for the grandchildren!

I bought this book for my 6 year old twins. I was very happy to see that the book had only two-three pages about each building and really great pictures. Other books on the topic had way too much info that the kids find 'boring' to sit through. My goal was to get them interested in architecture before stuffing them with all the info that they'd eventually forget. I used to read other books ahead of time, select only what I thought they could take in and read it to them, but now, I don't have to do it. I still skip some parts, but it's easy as the text is not heavy at all. The next time we read the book I select what I skipped the first time and the kids are still interested! I have art history background and find the information the book provides is excatly what kids need to know to be well-rounded individuals and it is also a good start for the future art (architecture) historians. The kids loved the weblinks to go to and see the tour of the building online.

We are learning a lot. I especially appreciate the variety in teaching: pictures, diagrams, timelines, fun tidbits/even humor, questions, etc.

I've been using this book with my 4 year old son. I have to paraphrase a lot of it for him since it's a little advanced for his age. We both really enjoy reading it though and I think it's a great book for teaching (even small) children about famous buildings and other countries. - I like using it to make some of the countries I show him on his map cards more real to him, showing him some of the famous landmarks and/or buildings in these places.

Used this book for a architecture study for my 13 year old. This book has good detail, pictures and information, complete with a timeline throughout the book. Just got the "13 Artists Children Should Know" because I liked the architecture book so much!

A very good run down on important buildings. Good pictures. Good writing. My kid likes to look through this book, although, he prefers Great Buildings by DK Publishing.

The kids really enjoyed reading and learning about the different buildings and architectural styles. They also liked going online to do virtual tours of the buildings but there are a lot of tough words and names in the book that they struggled with. I did this book with a group of 5th graders that are slightly behind their peers. We paired it with Sky Boys which they loved.

I'm an Art teacher and love this series of books. Its a great way to help students appreciate great Art.

This is a nice book ... I bought it for an 11 year old who has expressed interest in architecture and to be honest it is a little young for him ... I'd say suitable for a bright 7-10 year old.

Really good educational book... I think there are some buildings that perhaps are not as famous in it as some that should be in there, but then that's just my opinion! My son likes it and will probably collect the set of these.

Second hand but copy in perfect condition. Great book, my 8 year old loves it.

I love using these books with my students. Another interesting thing is that they are constantly attracting adults to them as well. Worth the money!

Brilliant thank you