David Macaulay
Author of Castle
About the Author
David Macaulay was born on December 2, 1946 in Lancashire, England, but moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey when he was 11. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Before becoming an author and illustrator, he worked as an interior designer, a show more junior high school teacher, and instructor of interior design at RISD from 1969 to 1973. His first book, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, was published in 1973. His other books include City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Mosque, The Way Things Work, Rome Antics, Shortcut,and How Machines Work. He has received numerous awards including a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1991 for Black and White and the Washington Children's Book Guild Award for a Body of Non-Fiction Work in 1977. He won the Royal Society young people¿s book prize for the best science books for children for his book How Machines Work. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Please do not combine with David Macauley (note spelling!).
Image credit: Wikipedia: David Macaulay at the Mazza Museum 2012 Fall Conference where he received the Mazza Medallion.
Series
Works by David Macaulay
Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World (2019) — Author — 78 copies
NEW-The Way Things Work Now 3 copies
Way Things Work game — Author — 3 copies
The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science 3 copies, 1 review
David MaCaulay five volume set architectural drawing books : Pyramid, Ship, Castle, Cathedral, City (1977) 2 copies
Pressure (David Macaulay) 1 copy
Light [movie] 1 copy
Continuous experimentation 1 copy
Pyramid / Cathedral: Story of Its Construction / City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction 1 copy
Magnets (David Macaulay) 1 copy
Life as a tree 1 copy
Associated Works
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (2011) — Illustrator — 204 copies, 28 reviews
For Our Children: A Book to Benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation (1991) — Illustrator — 30 copies, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1946-12-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK (birth)
- Birthplace
- Lancashire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Norwich, Vermont, USA
- Education
- Rhode Island School of Design (B.Arch.|1969)
- Occupations
- illustrator
children's book author - Organizations
- Rhode Island School of Design (instructor)
- Awards and honors
- Charles Frankel Prize (1995)
MacArthur Fellows Program
Bradford Washburn Award
American Institute of Architects Medal (1978)
Chevalier De L’Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres - Disambiguation notice
- Please do not combine with David Macauley (note spelling!).
Members
Discussions
Picture book, future archaeologists guess about modern life in Name that Book (April 2014)
Reviews
The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay
Studies, STEM
Cute. Great concept. Comedy is obviously a bit dated, but the lambast of archaeologists is very well done. Wish it took itself more seriously.
Independent Reading Level: Grades 4-5
Awards: None
Awards: None
This would be a good book for intermediate readers
This book goes the the history of Mosques and also provides a ton of cultural context
This would be a great book for a paper or project to provide information on the topic.
This book goes the the history of Mosques and also provides a ton of cultural context
This would be a great book for a paper or project to provide information on the topic.
Lists
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How Humans Work (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 77
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 26,832
- Popularity
- #772
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 409
- ISBNs
- 430
- Languages
- 19
- Favorited
- 24
