Shemie, Bonnie. 1991. Houses of Hide and Earth: Native Dwellings: Plains Indians. Montreal, QC: Tundra Books. ISBN: 0-88776-269-7
Age: 8 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Non-Fiction; Plains

This book describes how the Plains Indians used buffalo hides or the soil from the earth as building materials for their homes.

Shemie, Bonnie. 1990. Houses of Bark: Tipi, Wigwam and Longhouse: Native Dwellings: Woodland Indians. Montreal, QC: Tundra Books. ISBN: 0-88776-246-8
Age: 8 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Non-Fiction; Woodland

From the NWT to the USA, bark was a popular material in the everyday lives of First Nations people. This book looks at its use as a building material.

Shemie, Bonnie. 1989. Houses of Snow, Skin and Bones: Native Dwellings: The Far North. Montreal, QC: Tundra Books. ISBN: 0-88776-240-9
Age: 8 - 14
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Non-Fiction; North

This book looks at houses built out of snow, stone, sod, skin and bone – the materials available to peoples in the far north. It looks at a snow house, a quarmang, a tent, and a sod house.