Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece

In Bear Run, Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall. The water's tune plays differently in each of its sunlight-dappled rooms; the structure itself blends effortlessly into the rock and forest behind it. This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous research and unbounded imagination, designed by the lauded American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This book guides young readers through Wright's process designing Fallingwater, from his initial inspirations to the home's breathtaking culmination. It is a exploration of a man, of dreams, and of the creative process; a celebration of potential. Graceful prose and rich, dynamic illustrations breathe life into the story of Frank and Fallingwater, a man and home utterly unlike any other.

A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2017 Blue Ribbon Book
A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Author: Marc Harshman, Anna Egan Smucker
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 10/17/2017
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781596437180
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 193122 / Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017
Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 86
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 221 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Marc Harshman's collection of poems, Believe What You Can (West Virginia University Press), and his thirteenth children's book, One Big Family (Eerdmans), were both published in 2017. His monthly show for West Virginia Public Radio, "The Poetry Break," began airing in 2016. He was also an invited reader at the 2016 Greenwich Book Festival in London and is the seventh poet laureate of West Virginia.

Anna Egan Smucker is the author of several children's books, including No Star Nights, winner of the International Reading Association Children's Book Award. In addition to writing, reading, and doing author presentations, she loves to hike in the beautiful mountains of her home state of West Virginia.

LeUyen Pham worked in animation before turning to children's books. She has previously written and illustrated The Bear Who Wasn't There and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books including The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman. She lives and works in San Francisco, California, with her husband and her two adorable sons, Leo and Adrian.