Both a biography and an activity book, this book is about a boy growing up on an American farm, a boy who works hard and sees structures and harmonies in the landscape around him, a young man becoming a great architect as he uses his love of nature`s colors and shapes in his unique designs. Even if your not a fan of this type of architecture, you`ll find this book thrillingly full of educational activities. You`ll learn more about geometric shapes, symmetry, compare the design of houses, read architectural plans to solve a maze, design a city, draw realistic and abstract flowers, make a model textile block from plaster, work a cross-word puzzle using words found in this book and much more--very well done, very interesting! pb., 144 pgs., ages 8 & up.