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Pyramid

by David Macaulay

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Publisher Comments:

"David Macaulay's brilliant Pyramid shows, detail by detail, how the great pharaohs' burial places were conceived and constructed. . . . His draftsmanship is unexcelled, and his book is pharaonic in opulence and design".--Time.

Synopsis:

Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt.
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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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Product Details

ISBN:
9780395321218
Author:
Macaulay, David
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Architecture
Subject:
Egypt
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Pyramids
Subject:
Egypt Civilization.
Subject:
Civilization
Subject:
Pyramids -- Egypt -- Design and construction.
Copyright:
1975
Edition Number:
1
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
35
Publication Date:
April 1982
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
80
Dimensions:
12.10x8.97x.28 in. .88 lbs.
Age Level:
07-09
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