Bibliograph

Houses with a story, a dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore, Yoshida Seiji ; translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash

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Houses with a story, a dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore, Yoshida Seiji ; translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12 and Up, Amulet Books

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Houses with a story

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1370126249

Responsibility statement

Yoshida Seiji ; translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash

Sub title

a dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore

Summary

"A dreamer's tree house. A mechanic's cottage. A submerged city. Over thirty imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridgetower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the postal worker tame his delivery dragons? In each house, readers discover the contents of rooms and closets, what's at the top of the stairs and where shadowy hallways lead. Story text provides background and details about the lives of the residents and hints about their past and future. Lush illustrations, diagrams and detailed descriptions of each character, location and landscape open doors to whimsy, wonder, and endless possibilities"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Mischievous bridge tower keeper -- Kaidan-Do bookstore -- World-weary astronomer's residence -- Meticulous clockmaker -- Reserved mechanic's cottage -- Methodical witch's house -- Grass-roofed house in the snowy country -- Forgotten orphan's castle -- Dreamer's tree house -- Examples of roofs -- Apple cider water mill -- Melancholy lighthouse keeper -- The post office of the dragon tamer -- Secluded information broker -- Diesel sisters -- The library of lost books -- The megalithic house -- A girl in the submerged city -- Clinic in the woods -- A word on toilets -- Cacao tree house -- A timid ogre's hideout -- A tower house near the border -- An outbuilding inhabited by a poltergeist -- A shepherd's hut -- An eccentric botanist's laboratory -- A wanted man's sod house -- The seven dwarves' house -- House with a dragon -- A lonely ghost's mansion -- A young inventor's windmill -- A ronin's tenement house -- The house of a woman fascinated by dolls -- A man in an abandoned subway station -- A miner's engine house -- Reserved mechanic's cottage: panel story -- Concepts and commentary -- Making of a miner's engine house

Target audience

juvenile

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Dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore

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