How would you like to live in a house that bobs up and down like a cork in a bowl of water? Some families live like this because it is the only kind of house they can afford. Others find that a house...
We take our homes with us
How would you like to pack up everything you own, including your home, and move from place to place many times a year? That's what the Bedouins ihnz) do. The Bedouins are Arab nomads who live in the...
Cave for rent
A cave can be a dark, musty, creepy place---a den for bats, birds, and crawly things that whir and buzz. Or a cave can be a cozy house for a family. In southern Spain, many families live in caves....
One house on top of another
> The Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are famous for their > apartment-house villages. This pueblo in Taos, New Mexico, has been > lived in for nearly 300 years. Houses piled on top of one...
A house for all seasons
It might be fun to have a house for each season. How about a bamboo house with a thatched roof for warm, rainy spring days? On hot, dry summer days, a house with thick, mud walls is a cool place....
Water, water, everywhere
Arabs have camels, sheep, and tents. And they live in sandy deserts, right? Well, not always. In Iraq, there are Arabs who have canoes, water buffaloes, and reed houses. And they live in a big, wet...
An African igloo
An igloo in Africa? Oh, that's a silly idea? It would melt, you say? Well, not necessarily. You see, "igloo" is the Eskimo word for house---any kind of house. An igloo can be made of wood, stone,...
Let’s Go to My House
The very first kind of house was a cave. It had walls that kept out harsh winds and prowling animals. It had a ceiling that kept out the rain. It had a floor on which to sit or curl up and sleep. In...
