Prairie Boy

By Barb Rosenstock, Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator)

A young boy transforms architecture by blending buildings with nature.

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32 pages

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Discover how Frank Lloyd Wright, inspired by the Wisconsin prairie, revolutionized architecture. As a child, he saw homes in shapes and later challenged Victorian norms to create organic designs. Explore his journey from a boy with a vision to a world-famous architect who reshaped the American home, blending structures with the natural landscape. What drove his passion and creativity? Dive into this engaging tale of innovation and imagination.

From the publisher

Frank Lloyd Wright, a young boy from the prairie, becomes America’s first world-famous architect in this inspirational nonfiction picture book introducing organic architecture – a style he created based on the relationship between buildings and the natural world – which transformed the American home.**

Frank Lloyd Wright loved the Wisconsin prairie where he was born, with its wide-open sky and waves of tall grass. As his family moved across the United States, young Frank found his own home in shapes: rectangles, triangles, half-moons, and circles. When he returned to his beloved prairie, Frank pursued a career in architecture. But he didn’t think the Victorian-era homes found there fit the prairie landscape. Using his knowledge and love of shapes, Frank created houses more organic to the land. He redesigned the American home inside and out, developing a truly unique architecture style that celebrated the country’s landscape and lifestyle. Author Barb Rosenstock and artist Christopher Silas Neal explore the early life and creative genius of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, highlighting his passion, imagination, and ingenuity.

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