| Great Buildings Contributor(s): Van Gageldonk, Mack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605374997 ISBN-13: 9781605374994 Publisher: Clavis OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) |
| Dewey: 720 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Series: Mack's World of Wonder |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.9" W x 10.3" (1.40 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Outstanding book in all respects...... Sensational pictures absolutely open eyes globally for all students. This book would certainly inspire students to learn more about the history and the wealth of information about people and places around the world. Now I must return to Brazil, mainly to Rio de Janeiro area to visit and tour the MAC The building intrigues me. Information is brief but detailed enough to inspire students to research more of its history etc. This is a wonderful book for building engineering skills. - ITEEA A building is something that a person has built. Houses, shops, offices ... But do you know what the first houses look like? And what the ancient Greeks and Romans built? In this book, you will learn about the largest, highest, most beautiful, and oldest buildings in the world. You discover why the tower of Pisa is leaning and which building reaches all the way to the clouds. An informative book full of fun facts and special stories about magnificent buildings, with beautiful pictures and nice drawings. For children ages 5 years and up. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gageldonk, Mack: - Mack (1960, the Netherlands) is a graphic designer and illustrator from The Netherlands. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. During his education he made funny and educational cartoons about, among others, penguins and whales. These cartoons were later bought by the 'Diergaarde Blijdorp'-zoo in Rotterdam. By now Mack is a regular illustrator at this animal park and he is the author of several children's books, in which animals often are the lead characters. Mack has a primitive way of drawing. He gets inspired by African art and the paintings of the Australian aboriginals. Both create an immense power by simplifying shapes. Mack wants to combine that powerful simplification with a subtle sense of humour. "In my books I try to teach children something in a funny way," Mack says. "If I draw a penguin, it doesn't matter to me that much how pretty he is or how good of an swimmer he is. What I want to show the most is how baggy he stands on the ice and how funny his walk is. That funny bagginess is what I try to catch in a couple of lines. Only when children can laugh about it, I think to myself: 'Yes, I did it'." |