Frank, Who Liked to Build, Deborah Blumenthal
Frank, Who Liked to Build, Deborah Blumenthal
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Frank, Who Liked to Build
The Architecture of Frank Gehry

Author: Deborah Blumenthal

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 03/01/2022


Synopsis

One building looks like it's been wrapped in tinfoil. Another looks like it's buried under a pile of paint chips. Frank Gehry has been called "the most important architect of our age." As a child, his parents thought of him as nothing but a dreamer. But Frank kept dreaming and playing, following his passions and becoming an architect who created astounding buildings that to this day attract millions of visitors worldwide.
"Being a Chicagoan, I know Frank Gehry's work in our beloved Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Frank, Who Liked to Build gives young readers a fascinating introduction to the creative vision behind one of the greatest architects of our time." —Sherri Duskey Rinker, author of the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series

About Deborah Blumenthal

Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and the author of fifteen picture books for children, including Saving Stella: A Dog's Dramatic Escape from War and The Blue House Dog. She is also the author of numerous YA novels and four adult novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn

The World of Architect Frank Gehry Undulates to Life This book about Frank Gehry, the Jewish Canadian architect who designed such buildings as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA, and Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France, is a refreshing take on......more

Goodreads review by Sara

The Museum of Pop Culture, the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall; have you been to these places? Have you seen them in pictures? They are truly remarkable and accompany many others on a long list of buildings and structures designed by the architect Frank Gehry. 📖 In the story......more

Goodreads review by Susan

FRANK GEHRY - When Frank was growing up he spent all of his time creating from whatever materials he could find. His grandmother gave him love and support, but unfortunately Frank's parents declared their son a dreamer and would never amount to anything. He soon proved his parents wrong as his creat......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

When Frank Gehry was a boy, his grandmother would give him bits of wood to build with. His father called him a dreamer and thought he wouldn't amount to anything. This was discouraging for him, but he kept dreaming and playing with ideas. The buildings he would design were bent and curved and swam l......more

Goodreads review by Molly

Tracing the life of Frank Gehry, this story leads you through his life; from his early creative days when his parents worried he would not amount to much, through his artistic creative moments, up to his completion of the Gugenheim museum in Bilbao which made fellow architects cry. An inspiring stor......more