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Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Hardcover - 2013

by David Macaulay

David Macaulay's masterpiece comes to new life. In this first ever stand-alone full color edition, retrace the intricate step-by-step process of cathedral's construction in light of newly researched information.


Summary

In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, retrace the intricate step-by-step process of a cathedral's construction in light of newly researched information. This richly illustrated book shows the intricate step-by-step process of a cathedral's growth.

This title has been selected as a Common Core text exemplar (Grades 6 – 8, Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Studies).

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A Caldecott Honor Book

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 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.


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  • Title Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
  • Author David Macaulay
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Date 2013-11-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780544100008 / 054410000X
  • Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.09 x 8.91 x 0.46 in (28.17 x 22.63 x 1.17 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 1120
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Sex & Gender: Boy's Interest
    • Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
    • Topical: Boy's Interest
    • Topical: Girl's Interest
    • Topical: Home School
  • Library of Congress subjects Cathedrals, Architecture, Gothic
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014497496
  • Dewey Decimal Code 726.6

Media reviews

"This marvelous book recreates the building of a French Gothic cathedral from the hewing down of half a forest to the placement of the last sheet of lead on the spire. Macaulay uses voluminous knowledge and pen-and-ink sketches accompanied by a brief clear narrative." Time Magazine

Citations

  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2014, Page 122

About the author

Critically acclaimed illustrator, David Macaulay, has created more than twenty books for children, among them, Castle (a Caldecott Honor Book), Cathedral, Black and White (a Caldecott medalist), The Way We Work and The Way Things Work (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner). David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont.
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