Pistes d'exploration

Talk about the different homes in the book. Why are they built that way? Does the climate affect the type of materials that are chosen?

On the map, locate the countries featured in the book.

With a friend, discuss which house you would like to live in and explain your choice. Which home is your least favourite? Why?

Complete a Venn diagram comparing your home with one from the book.

Look at the map at the end of the book. Practise saying the names of the countries.

Surmise what the homes in the book could be made of.

Make a chart to compare your home with those in the book (e.g. the country, building materials, one fun fact).

Draw or take a picture of your home. Write a description and share it with the class. Include at least one fun fact.

Adventure Homes, Towering Homes

Mots-clés

Non-fiction , around the world , children , family life , homes , illustrations (photographs)

Commentaire descriptif

Home in Cambodia might be a house on stilts; in Mauritania, it could be made of clay. Xin’s home in China is carved from rock. This sturdy Oxfam-sponsored book features examples of a variety of homes around the world. Each large, colourful photograph is accompanied by a short, large-print text that gives some interesting details about the house and the country in which it is found. The children in each picture comment on their home via dialogue bubbles: “I have to crouch down to get in!” says Aluka of Uganda. “Our caravan is our home wherever we stop.” explains Yanni of Romania. At the end, a labelled world map pinpoints the location of the 11 different homes presented. This soft-board non-fiction book will have children reflecting on how homes are determined by climate, culture and geography. But whether it is brick or earth, rounded or flat-topped, built to warm or built to cool, home is always where a child’s heart is.