Marilynn,

A few years ago I came across a darling children's book entitled "Need A
House? Call Ms. Mouse" with wonderful whimsical illustrations. It tells
how Ms. Mouse, a female architect, plans homes that meet the needs of
her clients.  It would be great to help kids understand that aspect of
architecture. I hope you can find it. (It was so charming I made color
slides of the illustrations so kids could see the many details as I read
it to them.)

Also, published in the 1940's so possibly no longer to be found, was a
wonderful children's book on architecture. The illustrations were
beautiful line drawings with pastel wash perhaps. I was entranced with
it as a child, and I can still remember the Greek Revival illustration.
Sadly, I can't remember the title, but it was a thin book
in large format, about 12 x 16 as I recall. Maybe a museum of
architecture will have reprinted it for their book store (or have
another similar). (Sorry I can't be of more help on that one.)

Lucy Sperlin

Marilynn Havelka wrote:
>
> We are putting together a MArch Break programme for kids with an
> emphasis on architecture - what does an architect do? picking out
> features in our historic site ( Greek Revival Classical Mansion) . I
> would be interested in hearing from others who may have developed this
> type of programme, ideas for activities, what worked, what did not -
> thank you in advance.
>
> Marilynn Havelka
> Ruthven Park National Historic Site
> Cayuga, Ontario
> Canada
>

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