Very little of this book is actual text. It is mostly photographs arranged by exterior, interior, and details. At the end of each section is a list of the photographs as thumbnails with the page numbers and titles below. The beginning photographs are in black and white and date back to the 1930's. I would enjoy this book more if individual credit were given to the photographs and a more detailed description existed of each. It would be a good book for an art class--either to copy compositions and colors or just to gain ideas for original pieces. It may also serve well in a social studies class as a look at how China has changed over the years and the similarities/differences to American style.
Because it is almost wholly comprised of photographs I think children as young as eight and as old as eighteen could enjoy it and assignments could be tailored to any grade level. ( )