Very Good+/Very Good Condition. Dust jacket has a little wear. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First edition, first printing. Lots of illustrations throughout. ; Height: 11.125 Inches, Length: 9.375 Inches, Weight: 2.3 Pounds, Width: 0.7; 192 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Building Big

Publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0395963311

ISBN 13

9780395963319

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

Condition

Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Synopsis

A companion to a five-part PBS series focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. By the author of The New Way Things Work. 100,000 first printing.

About the Author

David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Macaulay has garnered numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston Globe�Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington Post�Children�s Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given �to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations.� Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books.
David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont.

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