David Macaulay
2) Pyramid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
3) Mosque
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Formats
Description
Reveals the methods and materials used to construct a mosque in late-sixteenth century Turkey.
Offers an inside look at how a mosque was built in Turkey in the late 1600s, discussing building materials, construction, and functionality in terms of society.
5) Ship
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Describes wooden ships or caravels of the fifteenth century and follows archaeologists as they uncover a lost caravel in the Caribbean Sea.
6) Castle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
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
12) Shortcut
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Visual clues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.
14) Underground
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
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.
15) Unbuilding
Author
Pub. Date
1980.
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) Mill
Author
Pub. Date
1983.
Description
The construction of an early nineteenth-century spinning mill in Rhode Island. Best Books for Junior High Readers. Four different Rhode Island textile mills of the nineteenth century are described in text and excellent drawings. Best Books for Senior High Readers. In a text that uses original sources and many excellent diagrams, 4 different nineteenth-century New England cotton mills are described. Best Books for Children, 6th ed. The construction...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
This volume tackles the human body. Divided into seven sections that connect related systems, the book covers cellular structure at the atomic scale, DNA, and metabolism; respiration and circulation; digestion and elimination; the nervous and endocrine systems; the immune system and fighting infections; the skeleton, musculature, and movement; and reproduction. Macaulay combines a detailed description with frequently whimsical, yet very informative,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"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.