Full name: Cathedral: Building the Book

Author: David Macaulay Year: 1973 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Children, Art, Religion Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780395316689 0395316685

Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay's imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for budding architects. Cathedral's numerous awards include a prestigious Caldecott Honor and designation as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Macaulay's intricate pen-and-ink illustrations. Journey back to centuries long ago and visit the fictional people of twelfth-, thirteenth-, and fourteenth-century Europe whose dreams, like Cathedral, stand the test of time. This title has been selected as a Common Core text exemplar (Grades 6–8, Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Studies). Similar books: Universe of Stone by Philip Ball Castle by David Macaulay Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams Built to Last by David Macaulay City by David Macaulay The Secret Lives of Buildings by Edward Hollis Egyptology by Emily Sands The Great Migration by Jacob Lawrence The Fourth Thousand Years by W. Cleon Skousen A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King Asimov's Guide to the Bible by Isaac Asimov The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity by James C. Russell Born in Blood by John J. Robinson The Christians as the Romans Saw Them by Robert L. Wilken The Popes Against the Jews by David I. Kertzer A History of the Jews in the Modern World by Howard M. Sachar Bible and Sword by Barbara W. Tuchman A History of Israel by John Bright