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Frank Lloyd Wright
Froebel Gifts 2000, by Uncle Goose. Age: 3 years+ eToys Price: $99.99
These world-famous, state-of-the-art hard maple blocks are modular, logical, and multi-functional. Though they may appear simple, they provide a profoundly deep exploration of spatial reasoning, analytical thinking, and creative design. They were invented by the inventor of kindergarten itself, Friedrich Froebel, in Germany in the 1800s. These blocks were among the educational tools he created that have influenced many famous artists and architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky, and Buckminster Fuller. This set includes 99 different blocks, ranging from cubes to spheres to cylinders. It also includes a detailed instructional booklet.
 50 Piece Colored Wood Blocksby Plan Toys. Age: 2 - 4 years. eToys Price: $17.99. Build towers, houses, anything you want with the 30 colored and 20 natural wooden blocks contained in this canvas storage bag. Block sizes vary. Not Froebel Gifts, but haptic, tactile, and educational.
 Frank Lloyd Wright (1998) Ships in 2-3 days. Ken Burns. Our Price: $20.99 ~ You Save: $8.99 (30%)
The beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright is that aside from telling a long and often melodramatic story lucidly, it deals with issues of art and architecture in ways that are approachable but not simplistic. The rooms he designed opened up on each other, and his exteriors seemed to grow laterally out of the landscape. All of these ideas are neatly illustrated with some marvelous footage of a Wright lily pad column supporting a load of sandbags and quiet Steadicam shots of Wright interiors that give the viewer a feeling for his sense of light and harmony. The filmmakers have wisely kept the technical talk to a minimum, but they are also not afraid to step back and let the experts ruminate on the nature of his genius, even when these experts are at a loss for words.
 The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright (1996) ~ Ships in 2-3 days. America's Castles, Frank Lloyd Wright. Our Price: $16.99 ~ You Save: $2.96 (15%)
 Taliesin: The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright (1991) ~ Frank Lloyd Wright. Our Price: $25.49 ~ You Save: $4.46 (15%) Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife, Olgivanna, established the Taliesin Fellowship School for Architects. This video tells the story of the school through the words of students, friends and relatives, and also features footage of Wright himself, at work in his element.
 Frank Lloyd Wright & the Story of the Guggenheim MuseumFrank Lloyd Wright. Our Price: $25.49 ~ You Save: $4.46 (15%) F. Murray Abraham and Claire Bloom do readings of letters between Frank Lloyd Wright and Hilla Rebay, the Guggenheim's first director. Part of the "American Visionaries" art history series.
 The Architecture Pack
$35.00 ($50.00 list) save 30%. A Unique, Three-Dimensional Tour of Architecture over the Centuries : What Architects Do, How They Do It -- Ron Van Der Meer, Deyan Sudjic (Contributor); Hardcover
A large format, 3d pop up book with a buildable model of Wright's Prairie Style Robie House.
This book is not exclusively about Frank Lloyd Wright, but it is an excellent gift for a young person interested in architecture.
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