Title: Houses of adobe : native dwellings : the Southwest /
Authors: Shemie, Bonnie, 1949-
Publisher: Tundra,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Indians of North America Dwellings Southwest, New Juvenile literature.; Stone houses Southwest, New Juvenile literature.; Adobe houses Southwest, New Juvenile literature.
Abstract: Describes the materials, construction, and uses of adobe shelters, including the pueblos and cliff dwellings, made by various Indians in the Four Corners region of the Southwest, and explains the significance of the kiva. Adobe is a mixture of ashes, water and sandy clay.
Contents: The pit house and moving above ground -- The great houses of Chaco Canyon -- The cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde -- The pueblo -- Building with adobe -- Inside the pueblo -- Kivas.