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Castle : how it works / David Macaulay with Sheila Keenan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : RB : Square Fish, Imprints of Macmillan, 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781626722095
  • 1626722099
  • 9781489861863
  • 1489861866
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Reader 940.1 M117 Available 33111011045388
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Take a tour of a medieval castle.

Every part of the castle has a function. Walls keep the enemy out. Towers protect the lord and the soldiers. From the moat and portcullis to the great hall and dungeon, see how a castle works as an enemy army tries to storm the walls.

Castle: How It Works is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012

AR: 3.1.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.

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