David Macaulay
1) Castle
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English
Description
In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
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English
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"An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States."--Provided by publisher.
5) Underground
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109 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
Description
Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city.
6) Mosque
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96 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
Description
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 distinctive full-color illustrations, readers will learn not only how such monumental structures were built but also how they functioned in relation...
8) Angelo
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
Description
While restoring the front of a church, an old plasterer rescues several injured pigeons and nurses them back to health.
9) Rome antics
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79 pages : illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
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English
Description
A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour which includes both ancient and modern parts of the city of Rome.
14) Unbuilding
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78 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
Description
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.
16) Ship
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
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English
Description
Describes wooden ships or caravels of the fifteenth century and follows archaeologists as they uncover a lost caravel in the Caribbean Sea.
17) Shortcut
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64 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
Description
Visual clues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.
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27 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
Introduces young readers to the mechanical science of jet planes that recreates an airplane ride while explaining how powerful engines, specially designed wings, and cockpit controls work together to enable a jet's flight.