| Mill Contributor(s): Macaulay, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395520193 ISBN-13: 9780395520192 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1989 Annotation: Well researched, ambitious, and absorbing, this first-rate history lesson details the construction of a spinning mill with a good deal of social history interwoven. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: 677.009 |
| LCCN: 83010652 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 8.72" W x 12.39" (1.33 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century. |
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. |