David Macaulay
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born
January 01, 1946
gender
male
place of birth
The United Kingdom
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Children's Books, Nonfiction
about this author
David Macaulay, born in 1946, was eleven when his parents moved from England to Bloomfield, New Jersey. He found himself having to adjust from an idyllic English childhood to life in a fast paced American city. During this time he began to draw seriously, and after graduating from high school he enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). After spending his fifth year at RISD in Rome on the European Honors Program, he received a bachelor’s degree in architecture and vowed never to practice. After working as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and a teacher at RISD, Macaulay began to experiment with creating books. He published his first book, Cathedral, in 1973. Following in this tradition, Macaulay created other...more
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The Way Things Work by David Macaulay avg rating 4.37 — 396 ratings — published 1988 19 editions |
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Castle by David Macaulay avg rating 4.27 — 217 ratings — published 1977 9 editions |
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Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay avg rating 4.14 — 211 ratings — published 1979 5 editions |
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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay avg rating 4.26 — 196 ratings — published 1973 10 editions |
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Black and White by David Macaulay avg rating 3.88 — 153 ratings — published 1990 7 editions |
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Pyramid by David Macaulay avg rating 4.11 — 136 ratings — published 0 8 editions |
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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay avg rating 4.31 — 96 ratings — published 1974 4 editions |
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Underground by David Macaulay avg rating 4.15 — 53 ratings — published 1976 3 editions |
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The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body by David Macaulay avg rating 4.23 — 39 ratings — published 2008 |
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Mosque by David Macaulay avg rating 3.98 — 41 ratings — published 2003 3 editions |
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