ELEMENTARY
THE TAJ MAHAL
Elizabeth Mann
TUNNELS
Joanne Mattern
BENEATH THE STREETS OF BOSTON
Joe McKendry
MAPS
Aleksandra Mizielinska
A CITY THROUGH TIME
Steve Noon
A STREET THROUGH TIME
Steve Noon
HOW DID THEY BUILD THAT? ZOO
Tamra Orr
FROM MUD HUTS TO SKYSCRAPERS
Christine Paxmann
TWENTY-ONE ELEPHANTS AND STILL STANDING
April Jones Prince
THE BUILD IMAGINATION COLLECTION
includes books about architecture, art, color, Legos,
graphic design, shapes, and famous landmarks.
MADE POSSIBLE WITH A GENEROUS
DONATION from the Rae Dumke Development Fund
of the Michigan Architectural Foundation, this collection
features fiction and non-fiction books on topics that help
foster children’s imaginations and raise awareness about
architecture.
ABOUT RAE DUMKE:
Rae Dumke was a leader and pioneer in efforts to
promote architecture and architects. She served as
the Executive Director of the American Institute of
Architects - Michigan, the American Institute of
Architects - Detroit, and the Michigan Architectural
Foundation from 1984 until her retirement in 2010.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the
profession of Architecture at the local, state, and national
levels of the American Institute of Architects (AIA),
she was granted Honorary Membership by its national
organization in 1990. Upon her retirement, the
Michigan Architectural Foundation established a
dedicated Endowment Fund to honor Rae’s legacy of
service. The Mission of the Endowment is to promote
architecture to the public at large.
Baldwin Public Library
300 W. Merrill
Birmingham, MI 48009
Michigan Architectural Foundation
4219 Woodward Ave. #205
Detroit, MI 48201
LOOK AT THAT BUILDING!
Scot Ritchie
13 BUILDINGS CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
Annette Roeder
THE ART OF CONSTRUCTION
Mario Salvadori
UNUSUAL AND AWESOME JOBS USING MATH
Lisa Simons
LARRY GETS LOST IN PHILADELPHIA
John Skewes
THE MEMORY OF AN ELEPHANT
Sophie Strady
TAKE SHELTER: AT HOME AROUND THE WORLD
Nikki Tate
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOR KIDS
Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen
YOUNG FRANK, ARCHITECT
Frank Viva
13 ARTISTS CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
Angela Wenzel
13 PAINTINGS CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
Angela Wenzel
13 SCULPTURES CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
Angela Wenzel
LEGO ARCHITECTURE: THE VISUAL GUIDE
Philip Wilkinson
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH AN IDEA?
Kobi Yamada
SKYLINES
Yolanda Zappaterra
SKY HIGH
Germano Zullo
Brought to you by the
Michigan Architectural Foundation
and Baldwin Public Library
michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org
baldwinlib.org/build-imagination
ELEMENTARY
BABY/TODDLER
PRESCHOOL
ULTIMATE CONSTRUCTION SITE BOOK
Anne-Sophie Baumann
ELEMENTARY
EARTH-FRIENDLY BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, AND MORE
Etta Kaner
ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST
Andrea Beaty
ALPHABET EVERYWHERE
Elliott Kaufman
IGGY PECK ARCHITECT
Andrea Beaty
NUMBERS EVERYWHERE
Elliott Kaufman
BUILDING A HOUSE
Byron Barton
ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER
Andrea Beaty
BUILD YOUR OWN CITY
Joachim Klang
HOME
Carson Ellis
FUTURE ARCHITECT’S HANDBOOK
Barbara Beck
FANTASTIC FERRIS WHEEL
Betsy Kraft
ALPHABLOCK
Christopher Franceschelli
THE LINE
Paula Bossio
ROBERTO THE INSECT ARCHITECT
Nina Laden
COUNTABLOCK
Christopher Franceschelli
WALK THIS WORLD
Jenny Broom
BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
Donna Latham
DINOBLOCK
Christopher Franceschelli
A WORLD OF YOUR OWN
Laura Carlin
WOMEN OF STEEL AND STONE
Anna Lewis
CITYBLOCK
Christopher Franceschelli
WHO BUILT THAT? MODERN HOUSES
Didier Cornille
A IS FOR ART MUSEUM
Katy Friedland
WHO BUILT THAT? SKYSCRAPERS
Didier Cornille
LEGO PLAY BOOK
Daniel Lipkowitz
HOW A HOUSE IS BUILT
Gail Gibbons
SUNRISE TO HIGH-RISE
Lucy Dalzell
SHAPE
David Goodman
THE STORY OF BUILDINGS
Patrick Dillon
CITY SIGNS
Zoran Milich
WATCH THIS SPACE
Hadley Dyer
CITY SHAPES
Diana Murray
FUNNY MACHINES FOR GEORGE THE SHEEP
Gerladine Elschner
THE CONSTRUCTION ALPHABET BOOK
Jerry Pallotta
CITY A STORY OF ROMAN PLANNING
David Macaulay
SUPER COOL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
Tammy Enz
GOING PLACES
Peter Reynolds
TIMELINE: A VISUAL HISTORY OF OUR WORLD
Peter Goes
MOSQUE
David Macaula
TIME TO BUILD
Kate Riggs
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS: AN ARCHITECTURAL TALE
Steven Guarnaccia
GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE
Sherri Rinker
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
Steven Guarnaccia
WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT?
Brianna Sayres
ARCHITECTURE ACCORDING TO PIGEONS
Stella Gurney
DOWN HERE
Valerie Sharrard
DREAMING UP
Christy Hale
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING
Ashley Spires
A YEAR AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE
Nicholas Harris
YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO BE A
SKYSCRAPER BUILDER!
John Malam
BLOCK CITY
Robert Louis Stevenson
A YEAR ON A PIRATE SHIP
Elizabeth Havercroft
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Elizabeth Mann
THE GAME OF MIX AND MATCH
Herve Tullet
AMAZING BUILDINGS
Kate Hayden
PRESS HERE
Herve Tullet
13 ARCHITECTS CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
Florian Heine
THE GREAT PYRAMID
Elizabeth Mann
IF I BUILT A CAR
Chris Van Dusen
BIG BUILDINGS
Catherine Ipcizade
THE PARTHENON
Elizabeth Mann
IF I BUILT A HOUSE
Chris Van Dusen
BRIDGES!
Carol Johmann
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Elizabeth Mann
MOVING BLOCKS
Yusuke Yonezu
LEGO NEIGHBORHOOD BOOK
Brian Lyles
BUILT TO LAST
David Macaulay
CASTLE
David Macaulay
CATHEDRAL
David Macaulay
THE NEW WAY THINGS WORK
David Macaulay
PYRAMID
David Macaulay
UNDERGROUND
David Macaulay
YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO WORK
ON A MEDIEVAL CATHEDRAL!
Fiona Macdonald
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
Elizabeth Mann