25th Anniversary Edition. – DK Children, 2019 — 34 p. — ISBN: 9780241379790, 0241379792. History comes alive in this incredible children's illustrated book about castles. Slicing through different areas of a medieval fortress, extraordinary views reveal the people busy inside, and preparing for battle as an enemy army approaches. Packed with facts, you'll find out what it takes...
HMH Books for Young Readers, 1977. — 80 p. — ISBN 9780395257845. The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David...
NY: Roaring Book Press, 2015 — 32 p. — ISBN 978-1626722095. Take a tour of a medieval castle. Every part of the castle has a function. Walls keep the enemy out. Towers protect the lord and the soldiers. From the moat and portcullis to the great hall and dungeon, see how a castle works as an enemy army tries to storm the walls.
Sandpiper, 1973. — 80 p. — ISBN 9780395316689. Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1978. — 116 p. — ISBN 0395255007, 9780547348643. A wonderous portfolio that has to be seen to be savored-or even believed for that matter. Here are the plans for the Tower of Pisa-on a skewed drafting table, the Eiffel Tower tipped over across from the Seine, the ruins of a McDonald's stand following some future Vesuvius, the disastrous meeting of the...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1983. — 128 p. — ISBN 9780547348360, 0395348307. The mills at Wicksbridge, which David Macaulay so vividly brings to life in MILL, are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are typical of mills developed in New England throughout the 19th century. Focusing on four structures built at 20-year intervals, MILL shows the changes over...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. — 96 p. — ISBN 9780547015477. An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macaulay’s...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993. — 80 p. — ISBN 9780395214077. Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay explores the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt through richly detailed black-and-white illustrations and concise text. This comprehensive resource on the construction and use of ancient Egyptian pyramids is perfect for young readers looking to expand their...
Houghton Mifflin, 1987. — 80 p. — ISBN 9780395454251. This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished. “In this wonderfully urbane fantasy” the Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator imagines the process of dismantling the Empire State Building...
HMH Books for Young Readers, 1976 — 112 p. — ISBN 0395340659,9780395340653 David Macaulay takes us on a visual journey through a city's various support systems by exposing a typical section of the underground network and explaining how it works. We see a network of walls, columns, cables, pipes and tunnels required to satisfy the basic needs of a city's inhabitants. "A...
Revised and updated edition — Dorling Kindersley, 2013 — 48 p. — ISBN 9781465413468, 1465413464. Illustrated by Steve Noon Revised and updated for a new generation! In the bestselling « A City Through Time », readers are invited to follow the progress of an imaginary city through six key periods of time, each captured by a scene of the city and zooming in on key buildings like...
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