Lincoln Log Cabin Birdhouse

"This book," writes rustic furniture-maker Mack in his introduction, "empowers you to seek out your own log cabinthat place where things are safe, quiet, and you can just be yourself." Each glossy page is laid out differently with a hodgepodge of quotations, color photos, drawings, and the author's text arranged to busy and entice the eyes. The many and varied topics, lightly skimmed, include pioneers, Thoreau's cabin, verges and borderlands, treehouses, bark, nests, collecting, eating, dancing,...

All over the world, wherever trees grow in abundance, people seeking shelter from the elements have built homes out of logs. Inside the cozy rooms of a log cabin, surrounded by trees that were harvested and shaped by hand, a variety of styles takes root. Whether you prefer the refined rustic feel of the Adirondack tradition or the classic lines of a Colonial decor, Log Cabins will help you transform your home into the log cabin of your dreams.

"After burying her mother and loading up the wagon, Elvirey and her family leave their Carolina home for the Michigan woods. Granny insists on taking her quilting scraps, though space in the wagon is tight and many precious possessions must be left behind. When they reach their new home, Elvirey doesn't feel she really belongs. It's not until the cold winter hits and she uses Granny's quilt scraps to chink the log cabin walls that the cabin feels like home." (SLJ) "Ages five to eight." (Booklist)