New Releases by David MacAulay

David Macaulay''s troupe of curious mammoths lead you through the basics of numbers, calculation, geometry, measurement, and much more in this unconventional and highly original guide to maths.From computer games to bridges, shopping malls to game shows, maths is all around you if you look closely enough. In Mammoth Maths, not only will you learn the essential principles of maths, you''ll enjoy learning about them. From start to finish, the mammoths are your guide as they seek to understand the maths! These intrepid demonstrators will go to incredible lengths to educate and entertain, as they wrestle with adding or subtracting large numbers, measuring angles, creating a pie chart, solving equations, and much more.Observing and recording the mammoths'' behaviour is best-selling illustrator David Macaulay. Renowned for his ability to explain complex ideas with simple genius, Macaulay captures the oddball humour of his subject matter, making Mammoth Maths the perfect introduction to maths.

David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book. Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean travel forever: the steamship. Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay guides readers through the fascinating history that culminated in the building of the most advanced—and last—of these steamships: the SS United States. This book artfully explores the design and construction of the ship and the life of its designer and engineer, William Francis Gibbs. Framed around the author''s own experience steaming across the Atlantic on the very same SS United States, Crossing on Time is a tour de force of the art of explanation and a touching and surprising childhood story. A 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children''s Books of the Year List

Un crucigrama narrativo apto para todas las edades. “Seriamente cautivador, pero –más que nada– gracioso.” Kirkus Albert es un sencillo campesino. Un día sale de su granja muy temprano acompañado por su fiel yegua June. Va al mercado del pueblo a vender los melones que él mismo ha cosechado. Para él es un día como cualquier otro. Sin embargo, para la gente que lo rodea será un día memorable por distintos motivos. Una sensacional aventura llena de humor y catástrofes creada por el premiado autor e ilustrador inglés David Macaulay, quien nos muestra cómo nuestras acciones pueden afectar la vida de los demás, aun sin darnos cuenta. David Macaulay Autor Ilustrador Escritor nacido en el Reino Unido, aunque nacionalizado estadounidense a los 11 años. Estudió Arquitectura en la Rhode Island School of Design, por lo que no es extraño que la mayoría de sus libros traten sobre la arquitectura y la ingeniería. Lo extraño es que este tipo de libros sean para niños. Sin embargo, esto no le ha restado popularidad a Macaulay, quien permanece como uno de los escritores más exitosos de su país. Ha vendido millones de copias y ganado distintos premios, como la Caldecott Medal.

While restoring the front of a church, an old plasterer rescues an injured pigeon and nurses it back to health.

A New York Times Bestseller Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth. An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.

Award-winning artist David Macaulay introduces readers to his hilarious new creations, Sloth and Sengi, in How Machines Work: Zoo Break! Get your cogs turning with these mega machines! This amazing, award-winning visual guide showcases the science and technology behind the most important machines ever invented. How Machines Work is a unique book full of inspiring illustrations by award-winning artist David Macaulay and packed with interactive elements, including press-out models, pop-ups, and pull-outs. Sloth and his sidekick Sengi are two furry friends on hand to guide you through the book and break down the basics. They’ll give you the lowdown on levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, and wheels on this intrepid adventure. You’ll find out how all different technologies work, from bicycles, cranes, and drills to diggers, hammers, and zips. Along the way, you’ll help Sloth and Sengi plot their daring escape from the zoo using only newfound scientific knowledge to make a machine designed for break outs and break aways. But will they succeed? Grab this essential guide, get your brain in gear, and get set for engineering greatness.

David Macaulay''s How Machines Workuses pop-ups and award-winning illustrations to demonstrate the technology of six simple machines. Follow the mad antics of Sloth and his side-kick Sengi as they try to break out of the zoo with the help of levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges and wheels. Brought to life through pop-ups and pull-outs meaning you can explore six simple machines, from bicycles and cranes to hammers and drills, through interactive science. Packed with engaging, hands-on activities, David Macaulay''s How Machines Work will gear kids up for scientific and engineering greatness!

It weighs as much as 100 elephants, but it can fly for hours. How does a jet do that? With his unique blend of informative text and illustration, master explainer Macaulay takes readers on an airplane ride. Full color.

Introduces young readers to the nature and structure of the eye and the process through which the eye and the brain work together to create vision.

Explains to the reader how a toilet and the sewer system works.

See how castles work and are protected, from the tower to the moat to the dungeon.

Ich beobachte den Bau der grosse Moscheeanlage: Anno 1595, zur Blütezeit des Osmanischen Reichs, stiftet in Istanbul ein reicher Admiral eine Moscheeanlage. Dazu sollen auch Koranschule, Bad, Armenküche und ein Grab gehören. Schritt für Schritt lässt sich nachvollziehen, wie der Baumeister nach dem Vorbild des berühmten Sinan vorgeht. Viele handwerkliche Arbeiten werden gezeigt und erklärt. Isometrien, Schnitte und perspektivische Zeichnungen geben Einblick in die architektonischen Grundformen und die konstruktiven Dimensionen des riesigen Baus. Und natürlich lassen sich viele Aspekte über die Praxis des Islams und über die orientalische Gesellschaft und ihre Lebensformen herauslesen. Das Buch ist ein interessanter Beitrag zur interkulturellen Diskussion und zur Architekturgeschichte. Ein Glossar erläutert die vielen Begriffe aus dem Arabischen. Ab 10 Jahren, ausgezeichnet, Ruedi W. Schweizer.

A nomad fashion''s a home that’s meant to be built and rebuilt. A family tears down an old house and erects a new one in its place. Even the Eiffel Tower wasn’t meant to be anything more than temporary. As humans, we don’t always build things to endure the test of time. Built to Last brings together the award-winning author and artist David Macaulay’s creative, exacting thinking about buildings and designs that were crafted with a strength of structure and purpose that defy the everyday: Castle, Cathedral, and Mosque. This gorgeous volume includes newly researched information about each building and how it was built. And, for the first time ever, the Caldecott Honor–winning Castle and Cathedral appear in full color—with stunning new drawings that enrich the reader’s understanding of these structures, and capture intriguing new perspectives and details. Just as the buildings themselves were created to last, our interest in the structures themselves, the people who created them, and the purposes for which they were made endures as well. This impeccably researched volume—a necessary addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in architecture—celebrates this spirit of endurance and serves as a reminder that building well and leaving something of consequence behind, whether a building, a design, or an idea, is still of the utmost importance.

This set of grade 5 math resources covers multiplication and division word problems; perimeter and area; addition and subtraction of whole numbers and decimals; circles, polygons, and angles; addition and subtraction with fractions; volume, capacity, and weight; multiplication and division with whole numbers and decimals; algebra, functions, and graphs; multiplication and division with fractions; patterns and transformations; ratio, proportion, and percent; three-dimensional figures.

From the award-winning author of The Way Things Work, a remarkable look at how a sixteenth-century mosque would have been built, in words and pictures. “Gorgeously illustrated . . . Macaulay is renowned for spectacular children’s books with an architectural flavor . . . Mosque is a superbly illustrated and technically engrossing explanation of how a great Turkish mosque complex would be built in about 1600 . . . Frankly, I had no idea that I was interested in how mosques were put together, but I found the subject fascinating. And I learned how to make a brick and build a dome, and also a good deal about the economics of the Ottoman Empire and the role of the mosque in society. Macaulay’s mosque is fictional, but loosely based on those built around Istanbul (then Constantinople) in the late 16th century by Sinan, a great architect of the Ottoman Empire.” —The New York Times

Reveals the inner workings of the human body and all of its systems and mechanisms.

High above the rooftops of Rome, Angelo begins his work restoring the façade of a once glorious church. There, among the sticks and feathers, he discovers a wounded bird. Angelo becomes the bird’s reluctant savior. As the church nears completion, Angelo begins to worry about the future of his avian friend. “What will become of you? Where will you go . . . where will you . . . live?” he asks her. Through his artistry as a master craftsman he answers the questions for his humble friend and assures that he, himself will not be forgotten.

Les grandes constructions traitent de la création des ponts, tunnels, gratte-ciel, dômes et barrages. À l''origine, ce livre est né d''un projet qui a fourni la matière première de cinq films. Pendant environ deux ans, différents producteurs, des équipes de tournage et moi-même avons sillonné quatre continents et parlé à toutes sortes de gens qui conçoivent, construisent ou étudient ces structures. Alors que les cinéastes se concentraient au moins autant sur l''aspect humain de ces entreprises faites d''ambitions, de déceptions et de réussites, que sur leur dimension technique, j''étais de plus en plus intrigué par les détails pratiques. Je suis fait comme ça. Pourquoi telle forme et pas telle autre ? Pourquoi de l''acier et pas du béton ou de la pierre ? Pourquoi l''utiliser à cet endroit précis plutôt que là...? En me posant ce type de questions, j''étais ramené aux processus élémentaires de la conception architecturale, c''est-à-dire aux questions qu''ingénieurs et architectes se posent quand ils s''efforcent d''identifier et de hiérarchiser les problèmes à résoudre. Et c''est cet aspect particulier des grandes constructions qui m''a finalement convaincu qu''un " manuel " comme celui-ci avait sa raison d''être. Ce livre s''intéresse aux rapports entre les problèmes à résoudre dans la phase initiale du projet et les solutions qui sont finalement mises en œuvre. Il y a quelque chose de rassurant dans le fait que ces structures, dont la taille peut nous enthousiasmer ou nous intimider, sont toujours le résultat de raisonnements logiques et donc accessibles à tous. Une fois qu''on a compris que le sens commun et la logique jouent dans ce processus un rôle au moins aussi important que l''imagination et le savoir-faire technique, les constructions les plus gigantesques retrouvent leur dimension humaine.