CASTLE HOW IT WORKS -

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Résumé :
Every part of a castle has a function. Walls keep the enemy out. Towers protect the lord and the soldiers. With his unique blend of informative text adn illustration, master explainer David Macaulay takes readers on a tour of a Medieval Castle--from the moat and portcullis to the great hall and the dungeon. See how a castle works as an enemy army tries to storm the walls.

Biographie:
David Macaulay received his bachelor of architecture degree from Rhode Island School of Design. In January 1973, Macaulay went to France to work on the first of his twenty-five books, Cathedral. He then constructed a colonial Roman town (City, 1974), erected monuments to the Pharaohs (Pyramid, 1975), dissected the maze of subterranean systems below and essential to every major city (Underground, 1976), built a medieval fortress (Castle, 1977), and dismantled the Empire State Building (Unbuilding, 1980). Macaulay is perhaps best known for The Way Things Work (1988).?It was followed by Black and White (1990) for which he won the 1991 Caldecott Medal. A revised edition of The Way Things Work was published in 1998 followed by Building Big,?Mosque, and most?recently,?The Way We Work (2008).

There is a sense of wonder in David Macaulay's work. It's fresh and genuine. --The Washington Post

Macaulay's elegant drawings, wry humor, and clear descriptions of the simplest and most complex structures and machines are . . . entertaining experiences for both children and adults. --MacArthur Fellows citation, 2006