| Unbuilding Contributor(s): Macaulay, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395454255 ISBN-13: 9780395454251 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1987 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Chapter Books |
| Dewey: 690.523 |
| LCCN: 80015491 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Series: Sandpiper |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 9.01" W x 11.98" (0.72 lbs) 78 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Macaulay, David: - David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Macaulay has garnered numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given "to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations." Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books. David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont. |