A roof, a door, some windows, a floor.
All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels (Romany vardoes), some float; some are made of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelter explores the ways people live all over the world and beyond—from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from an underground house in Las Vegas to the International Space Station. Everywhere people live, they adapt to their surroundings and create unique environments, using innovative techniques to provide that most basic of needs: shelter.
Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the Year | 2015 | Commended
Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Information Book Award | 2015 | Short-listed
Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book Awards | 2015 | Nominated
BC Books for Schools | 2021 | Commended
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