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Gr 2–5—Fallingwater, one of the most famous houses ever built, sits atop a waterfall in southwestern Pennsylvania. It's a house that fits in perfectly with its surroundings—the trees, the stream, the rocks, and the waterfall. Inside the rooms, visitors can hear the water falling and see the sun shining in. But how did such a house take shape? That is the story Harshman and Smucker t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Young builders/dreamers will be inspired by this romantic picture-book account of the conception, design, and construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright house Fallingwater. The book opens in 1934, by which time the once-famous architect is almost forgotten. But "a stream in Pennsylvania was about to change all that." At this point the book switches to the present tense, as Pittsburgh department-store magnate Edgar Kaufmann commissions a new home by the waterfall at Bear Run. Its "falling waters" -- the image and sounds and the surrounding n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More