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Castleby David MacaulayISBN 0001921584 (0-00-192158-4)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle'Book summary:Imagine yourself in 13th-century England. King Edward I has just named the fictitious Kevin le Strange to be the Lord of Aberwyvern--"a rich but rebellious area of Northwest Wales." Lord Kevin's first task is to oversee the construction of a strategically placed castle and town in order to assure that England can "dominate the Welsh once and for all." And a story is born! In the Caldecott Honor Book Castle, David Macaulay--author, illustrator, former architect and teacher--sets his sights on the creation and destiny of Lord Kevin's magnificent castle perched on a bluff overlooking the sea. Brick by brick, tool by tool, worker by worker, we witness the methodical construction of a castle through exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Children who love to know how things work especially appreciate Macaulay's passion for process and engineering. Moats, arrow loops, plumbing, dungeons, and weaponry are all explained in satisfying detail. This talented author also has a keen sense of irony and tragedy, which is played out in the intricacies of the human story: a castle can be built as a fortress, but ultimately it becomes obsolete when humans discover that cooperation works best. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
Cathedral Tpbby David MacaulayISBN 0001921428 (0-00-192142-8)
Hardcover, Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cathedral Tpb'Book summary:The Gothic cathedral is one of humanity's greatest masterpieces--an architectural feast that couldn't help but attract the attention of renowned author-illustrator David Macaulay. Once an architectural student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Macaulay glories in the intricacies and beauty of structure, as evidenced in his masterful pen-and-ink drawings in critically acclaimed children's books such as Castle, Pyramid, and Rome Antics. He begins Cathedral in 1252, when the people of a fictitious French town named Chutreaux decide to build a cathedral after their existing church is struck by lightning. We first meet the craftspeople, then examine the tools, study their cathedral plans, and watch the laying of the foundation. Week by week we witness the construction of this glorious temple to God. Macaulay intuitively hones in on the details about which we are the most curious: How were those enormously high ceilings built and decorated? How were those 60-foot-high windows made and installed in the 13th century? And how did people haul those huge, heavy bells up into the skyscraper-high towers? Thanks to Macaulay's thorough, thoughtful tribute to the Gothic cathedral, not a stone, turret, or pane of stained glass is left unexamined or unexplained. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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- Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction: ISBN 0001921509 (0-00-192150-9)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited - Cathedral:the Story of Its Construction: ISBN 0395175135 (0-395-17513-5)
Hardcover, Walter Lorraine - Cathedral Tpb: ISBN 0001921428 (0-00-192142-8)
Hardcover, Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited
- Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction: ISBN 0001921509 (0-00-192150-9)
Cityby David MacaulayISBN 0001921436 (0-00-192143-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction'Book summary:Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.[via]More editions of City:
- City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction: ISBN 0001921517 (0-00-192151-7)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited - City: ISBN 0001921576 (0-00-192157-6)
Hardcover, Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited - City: ISBN 039519492X (0-395-19492-X)
Hardcover, Walter Lorraine - City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction: ISBN 0001921436 (0-00-192143-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction: ISBN 0001921517 (0-00-192151-7)
Great Moments in Architectureby David MacaulayISBN 0395267110 (0-395-26711-0)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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Millby David MacaulayISBN 0001955454 (0-00-195545-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Motel of the Mysteriesby David MacaulayISBN 0395284252 (0-395-28425-2)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Motel of the Mysteries'Book summary:It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.[via] 
Pyramidby David MacaulayISBN 0001956604 (0-00-195660-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pyramid'Book summary:When children catch their first glimpse of a pyramid, a sea of questions inevitably tumbles forth. "Why are they shaped like that?" "How were they made?" "Who made them?" "What were they used for?" Perplexed adults can sigh with relief now that David Macaulay has found a way to thoroughly answer all those deserving questions. His exquisitely crosshatched pen-and-ink illustrations frame the engaging fictional story of an ancient pharaoh who commissions a pyramid to be built for him. With great patience and respect for minute detail (not unlike the creators of the early pyramids), Macaulay explains the sometimes backbreaking tasks of planning, hauling, chiseling, digging, and hoisting that went into the construction of this awe-inspiring monument. Just when the narrative teeters on the edge of textbook doldrums, Macaulay brings us back to the engaging human drama of death and superstition. This respectful blending of architecture, history, and mysticism will certainly satiate pyramid-passionate children as well as their obliging parents. ALA Notable Book. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
Unbuildingby David MacaulayISBN 0395294576 (0-395-29457-6)
Hardcover, Walter Lorraine
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Undergroundby David MacaulayISBN 000195850X (0-00-195850-X)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Why the Chicken Crossed the Roadby David MacaulayISBN 0001934902 (0-00-193490-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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