Masterminds: Frank Lloyd Wright
Published on 12. November 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5263-1409-3 (ISBN)
Description
Meet the S.T.E.A.M. pioneer - Frank Lloyd Wright - and discover his fascinating life story and inspirations.
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering his whole life's journey, some of the iconic buildings he designed and built - including the Prairie style houses and the Guggenheim museum - his architecture school and his amazing legacy to architecture today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
Titles in this series:
Rachel Carson
George Washington Carver
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Jane Goodall
Stephen Hawking
Katherine Johnson
Nikola Tesla
Leonardo da Vinci
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering his whole life's journey, some of the iconic buildings he designed and built - including the Prairie style houses and the Guggenheim museum - his architecture school and his amazing legacy to architecture today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
Titles in this series:
Rachel Carson
George Washington Carver
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Jane Goodall
Stephen Hawking
Katherine Johnson
Nikola Tesla
Leonardo da Vinci
Frank Lloyd Wright
More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1409-3 (9781526314093)
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Person
Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Content
1: Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?
1: Childhood
1: Off to Chicago
1: Family
1: A new company
1: Prairie houses
1: Building details
1: A new home
1: Out of Chicago
1: Teaching
1: Famous buildings
1: Later life
1: Remembering Frank Lloyd Wright
1: Glossary and timeline
1: Further information
1: Index
1: Childhood
1: Off to Chicago
1: Family
1: A new company
1: Prairie houses
1: Building details
1: A new home
1: Out of Chicago
1: Teaching
1: Famous buildings
1: Later life
1: Remembering Frank Lloyd Wright
1: Glossary and timeline
1: Further information
1: Index