Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.

"Simple text and photographs present tepees, their construction, and their interaction with the environment"--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and photographs present American pioneer log cabins, their construction, and their interaction with the environment"--Provided by publisher.

Features detailed, bas-relief collage spreads of dwellings in other world regions and historical times to explain how different people live and have lived, from a village house in South Africa to a floating green house in the Netherlands.