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...
What is it?
Some of the very tastiest foods have the funniest names. Most of the time, you can't tell from the name what the food is. But these funny names do tell us that people in all parts of the world have a...
Seaweed, snails, and frozen fish eyes
If you were offered seaweed, or snails, or frozen fish eyes, what would you do? Would you turn up your nose in disgust? Or would you say, "Yes, thank you!"? In Japan, seaweed is an important food....
When do we eat?
Grrrr. Your stomach is growling. You're hungry. It's long past the time you usually eat. But when do you eat? And how often? And how? The answers to these questions depend on where you live. When,...
What’s cooking?
In China, Wang Kow watches his mother make dinner. She pours some peanut oil into a big, round, metal bowl called a wok. The wok sits on top of a small charcoal stove. As the oil gets hot, it begins...
